The first duty of a government is to maintain law and order so that the life, property, and religious beliefs of its subjects are fully protected by the State.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.
The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead.
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Well the first order of government is to preserve the public order and safety.
IT may be proper to observe further, that this Duty is not confined to those who live under any one particular Form of Government: It extends to the Subjects of all regular States, lawfully established.
Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.
The first responsibility of the state is to guarantee the safety of the people.
The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.
The government has a responsibility to protect society, to help maintain society. That's why we have laws... The rule of law creates a set of standards for our behavior.
The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel, and clothes. The second, that they have means of moral and intellectual education.