"The responsibility of government for the public safety is absolute and requires no mandate. It is in fact the prime object for which governments come into existence." – Winston Churchill
Taken from Bitch PhD who got it from Keith Olbermann on MSNBC
UPDATE:
How our President learned his compassion. Courtesy of the Hub.
"On the tape of the interview, Mrs. Bush chuckles audibly as she observes just how great things are going for families that are separated from loved ones, people who have been forced to abandon their homes and the only community where they have ever lived, and parents who are explaining to children that their pets, their toys and in some cases their friends may be lost forever. Perhaps the former first lady was amusing herself with the notion that evacuees without bread could eat cake."