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.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
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.
It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.
Government has a rightful role, but not an excessive role, to play.
It is the government's fundamental duty to ensure the security of every individual citizen.
Of all tasks of government the most basic is to protect its citizens against violence.
Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.
The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people.
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.