Betsy Hodges Quotes

The government's only functions are to protect the rights of the individual; therefore, you need a police force and an army.

The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people.

While we all respect the solemn responsibility of our law enforcement officers to protect the public, we must also safeguard the rights of Missourians to peaceably assemble and the rights of the press to report on matters of public concern.

To me, I was right from the beginning, because it's my right as an American to speak up and question our president, have my point of view, have my opinion, question what I want to question, and say what I want to say about our government.

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

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.

America's founders knew the importance of allowing the people to speak critically about government actions.

I think it's the height of patriotism to continue to exercise your right as a citizen and to hold your government to account. Isn't that what the very essence of democracy is about?

The major thing of our government is to protect the people.

Every American has the duty to obey the law and the right to expect that the law will be enforced.

People need to be able to read what their rights are, to be able to participate and hold their governments to account.

Part of what's great about America, and Canada as well, is that we can talk about our political leaders in public.

Joe and I are still very aware of the fact that we live in a country where he criticised the government and lived another day. That trumps all. To paraphrase Churchill, democracy is the worst form of government apart from all the other forms of government. You constantly have to fight for it; you have to keep your government honest.

I look forward to continuing to serve the people of New York and making our state a safer place to live, work and raise families for many years to come.

Our founding fathers made no mistake when they included the right to peaceably assemble among the first tenets of democracy.

Every one of us deserves a voice that our president will hear.

Voting is the only way to make change in a democracy.

Almost no one refuses the police when confronted on the street or in a train or plane or train station. When you're confronted by the police, very few - either the foolish or the very brave - will refuse consent when confronted by the police.

Voters, whatever their political views, should rise up against politicians who want to dilute the Bill of Rights to perpetuate their tenure in office.

The fact of the matter is that the government is there to protect the people.

The promise I've tried to honor my entire career, that the rule of law and the design of the founders, right, the oversight of courts and the oversight of Congress will be at the heart of what the FBI does.

Many of the best parts of America's history would have been impossible without police. All the freedoms we enjoy - freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from fear - sit on a foundation of public safety.

What my parents taught me was that the hallmark of a thriving democracy was an effective and respectful police force.

The right to vote is an important guarantee by itself, but it is what those votes add up to that matters even more. These votes shape the government under which we live.

I just couldn't believe that the police would fire tear gas into what had been a peaceful protest. I was running around, face burning, and nothing I saw looked like America to me.