People's trust in their public institutions depends on their government getting results.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It always matters whether or not you can trust your government.
Public trust in both government and corporations is low, and deservedly so.
The essence of good government is trust.
Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.
Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.
We must never take the public's trust for granted - our predecessors worked hard to earn it, and it is our responsibility to continually earn that trust.
When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future.
Anyone who believes in the essential role government can play in improving people's lives must also be the toughest critics of those who abuse the public trust.
People don't trust government, they don't trust Wall Street, they don't trust the church, they don't trust the media.
Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.