Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have lost faith in everything we fight and spend for.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's not just that individuals have lost faith in the integrity of their leaders, it's that they no longer believe society's most powerful institutions are acting in their interests.
We can only restore faith in government if the state itself becomes an efficient, effective and transparent ally of the people. Bureaucratic inefficiencies, abuses of power and the misappropriation of public funds must end.
Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.
Erosion of faith and trust in government - that is the real problem that confronts us.
Voters must have faith in the electoral process for our democracy to succeed.
Personal faith can be a powerful force for public good.
Democratic elections alone do not remedy the crisis of confidence in government. Moreover, there is no viable justification for a democratic system in which public participation is limited to voting.
The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.
When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.
In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.