Governments in countries across the world have a duty to do everything possible to keep the public safe from terrorist attacks.
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A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.
It is the government's fundamental duty to ensure the security of every individual citizen.
It is a universal and fundamental political principle that the power to protect can safely be confided only to those interested in protecting, or their responsible agents - a maxim not less true in private than in public affairs.
Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.
The terrorist seeks to smash the most fundamental liberty of all: the right to lead our everyday lives on the basic assumption of safety.
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.
The federal government has a responsibility to protect all Americans from potential terrorist attack.
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
It's very difficult to tell someone how to protect themselves from a terrorist attack, whether it occurs in the U.S. or on foreign soil, particularly when you have terrorists with no concern for human life.
Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people.
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