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All political power is a trust.

Of course you can't 'trust' what people tell you on the web anymore than you can 'trust' what people tell you on megaphones, postcards or in restaurants. Working out the social politics of who you can trust and why is, quite literally, what a very large part of our brain has evolved to do.

One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.

I think there is a break down of trust generally, between people and politicians. I think that's come about for a whole variety of reasons.

Politics - when it's not cynical, it can be a creation.

Trust is the conduit for influence; it's the medium through which ideas travel.

I have come to believe that we must trust women and families - not politicians - to make the best decisions for their lives.

Not everyone can be trusted. I think we all have to be very selective about the people we trust.

Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.