creation and maintenance of a court system that allows citizens to adjudicate disputes is a fundamental responsibility of government.

(The Palestinians) want Israel to acknowledge the moral as well as the political responsibility for the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem in 1948.

Does the federal government bear responsibility for what is happening now? ... Should they apologize for what is happening now?

[No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, but one government official ascribed it to terrorists.] This is definitely an act of terrorism, hitting a civilian bus and killing civilians in the process, ... The president is very concerned about this.

The government is supposed to guarantee our lives, take responsibility for our lives, and they haven't.

The fact that these folks are returning to government to serve in positions of great responsibility does raise some ethical questions about the appropriateness of these bonuses.