1.   Laws exist to protect private citizens.

2.   That privilege aims to protect all citizens against being compelled to condemn themselves.

3.   There is a basic assumption in international law - and in common sense - that a state will protect its citizens.

4.   There is a basic assumption in international law that a state will protect its citizens.

5.   The President authorizes the judicious use of military force to protect our citizens.

6.   Although nothing in the McIntyre leaflets was fraudulent or defamatory, the state maintains that the law protects citizens from the threat of such statements.

7.   Although states have an interest in the information they collect, the federal government has an overriding duty to protect its citizens, Waxman said.

8.   And if they have their way, there will be less government of the kind that protects citizens from having to fend for themselves.

9.   And our laws are meant to protect the citizens of our nation.

10.   Apparently the City Council wants to protect citizens from the danger of falling coconuts.