Robert J. Bentley Quotes

There is a general rule, which includes all the duties of a sovereign, and by which he may easily judge how to proceed under every circumstance. Let the safety of the people be the supreme law.

No government has a legitimate right to do what is not for the welfare of the governed.

While we don't have the authority on the state level to change federal policy, my fellow governors and I do have a duty to protect our states' citizens, and we have a personal responsibility to act when we have the power to do so.

The state has a duty to protect all its citizens.

As governor, it is my highest priority to protect Arizona citizens.

All our elected representatives - and our government - have a responsibility to keep their people safe and well.

As one of the principal responsibilities of the government is to safeguard its citizens, it is entirely reasonable that it should look at what more might be done to improve security.

If you're in government, the right thing to do is be focused on solving real problems and asking what's the best solution to a particular problem.

Providing for the common good, making people feel secure in their communities and homes - this is the central job of government. it's why all of us are here serving our state and our people.

And now, since I've been governor since last January, I have written numerous letters to the administration in regards to securing our borders with absolutely no response. So we have been facing this crisis, and it's devastating the people of Arizona. And I feel as governor I have a responsibility to protect the citizens.

Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the People.

The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state.

We have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure the safety of our citizens.

No citizen is apolitical; as a citizen, by definition, has to take interest in public affairs.

Taking care of people is the duty of every politician.

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

We, as citizens, are the true owners of government.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

The markets want to force us to do certain things. That we won't do. Politicians have to make sure that we're unassailable, that we can make policy for the people.

Caring about policy is important - people in washington forget.

Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so.

Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.

Our protest has one aim: to guarantee security for all citizens. Doctors as citizens are more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. We are not politicizing the issue. We are just drawing the government's attention to its primary duty. It should protect the lives of the citizens.

Government is instituted for the common good, for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men.

It is the obligation of every government to yield protection to their citizens as the consideration for their obedience