Quotes About Government

I thought that the AIVD was there to protect citizens like me.

The job of the government isn't to go around and try and make people sacrifice, it's to try and make people free. The reason why we have a national defense is to protect our freedoms.

If the federal government won't secure the border, the State of Arizona will step in to complement federal efforts in a constitutional manner and protect the security of its citizens.

The federal government is doing less than it is lawfully entitled to do to protect New York City, and the City is less safe as a result.

The apology, that is constantly put forth for the injustice of government, viz., that a man must consent to give up some of his rights, in order to have his other rights protected - involves a palpable absurdity, both legally and politically.

The royal family are protected from public accountability by law.

If you or I fail at business, we fail. If we cheat and fail, we go to jail. But if you're rich and politically connected, your incompetence may be protected by a government bailout.

The last thing the Department of Homeland Security is about is infringing on anybody's constitutionally protected rights.

The overall policing budget is protected.

We have got to protect privacy rights. We have got to protect our God-given, constitutionally protected civil liberties, and we are not doing that in the federal government. The Department of Homeland Security, as well as the TSA, is a great culprit in being a Gestapo-type organization.

It was the Conservatives who first protected people in the mills.

In a way I never did with George W. Bush or Barack Obama or Bill Clinton, I will write about the actions of the Trump presidency with the working assumption that our nation must be protected both by and from the president.

See, one of the greatest things about living in the United States is that we have the absolute freedom to say whatever we want about our government, while being protected against government retaliation.

To those state and local government employees who care deeply about this issue, let me be crystal clear: Under my watch, your IPERS is safe. It will not change; it will be protected; and you will have the retirement you were promised. Period.

West Virginians should be protected against preexisting conditions.

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of liberty. Government should be very restrained.

Protecting our democracy shouldn't be a partisan issue.

I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.

As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States.

Our government is not protecting us. They are exploiting us.

Under the guise of protecting us from ourselves, the right and the left are becoming ever more aggressive in regulating behavior.

If governments let themselves be fully bound by the decisions of their parliaments without protecting their own freedom to act, a breakup of Europe would be a more probable outcome than deeper integration.

I am not saying that government has nothing to offer. Government has an important role in fostering an environment conducive to business creation while also protecting its citizens. These are not mutually exclusive.