In law, in general, there is an obligation and duty to maintain and preserve evidence if you have reason to know that litigation could ensue. That doesn't mean you have to wait to the day the complaint comes across the threshold.

There is still a wide misunderstanding on the difference between the obligation to maintain, and the duty to insure, and responsibility for repair following a casualty.

Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.

Obviosly, own society, own country or the universe is the source of whatever pleasure one derives and whatever wealth one achieves in life. So everyone of us owes to his society, his country or the universe in general. After all, We Owe the Nature.

You're being paid by the people. It's your obligation and your duty to resolve the situation.

She can always say that she's following the dictates of the law and doing her duty as attorney general. And it's clearly a great honor to argue a case in front of this court.