Josh Hawley Quotes

We live in a time where people are losing confidence in the ability of Government to solve problems.

We live at a time when people do not have much trust in government.

Public trust in both government and corporations is low, and deservedly so.

People don't like politicians.

Is there any wonder why we are in such big trouble? Any question why the people don't trust their government anymore, and demand a change?

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.

Only one in 10 Americans trusts the federal government to do the right thing most or all of the time. Approval of state and local government is even less in many parts of the country.

Erosion of faith and trust in government - that is the real problem that confronts us.

The problem with Egypt is that there is no public trust. There is no trust, period.

We just don’t know what a democracy looks like when you drain all the trust out of the system.

I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people's trust in their government.

Americans have always evinced some distrust of government, but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented.

People don't trust government, they don't trust Wall Street, they don't trust the church, they don't trust the media.

One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government.

You see that's what I think is such a terrible, terrible betrayal, the trust that people have in government.

I've had a lot of disappointments. I think my biggest disappointment is the failure of elected officials to make good on their promises in regards to the environment or anything else, really. I have very little faith in politicians.

Frankly, I'm fed up with politicians in Washington lecturing the rest of us about family values. Our families have values. But our government doesn’t.

Both sides are so corrupt in Haiti that it doesn’t matter which one wins.

The foundation of all government is the trust reposed by the people in their governors. At present that confidence is entirely extinguished. Complaints are universal and all the complaints fall upon the Prince .… The nation sees that the Prince did not make proper use of the power given to him. Those persons who almost brought down the state are still in office; they and their allies are well received by the Prince, some continue in the same improper manner as in the days of the earlier anarchy.

All you have to do is look at Congress’s approval ratings. It’s normal that it’s low. It’s not normal that it is 9 percent or 11 percent or 13 percent. We’ve given up our legitimacy. Legitimacy is about being honest on the issues, not being partisan.

The Republicans, specifically those of the House of Representatives, are responsible for undermining the confidence of the public that Government can help people.

Soaring rhetoric will not restore the American people's confidence in their government.

People don't trust party leaders.

I think we've now gotten to this point where we're growing more and more distrustful of our institutions, be they government or corporations or otherwise.

I worry that, as a country, we’re too slow to armor ourselves against ma­nipu­la­tion — and too quick to believe anything that confirms our biases or stokes our resentments. Deepfakes are designed to sap our belief in our institutions and in one another, ultimately bleeding the morale that secures the nation.