Civic Trust Quotes

Unfortunately, there is a tendency among political elites to distrust the opinions of ordinary people. They are perceived to base their views on dark instincts and unjustified fears, rather than on rational choices. European voters, however, are highly educated, and it is ridiculous to suppose they can be easily fooled or manipulated.

We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws.

It's not healthy for a society if the people hate their own government.

I think most Americans have an innate respect for the police and for their authority.

My abiding faith in the wisdom of our electorate is what gives me hope.

I love my country. It's just the government I don't trust.

Our Constitution professedly rests upon the good sense and attachment of the people. This basis, weak as it may appear, has not yet been found to fail.

Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, under the same high sanction, though in a different sphere, exercises a public trust.

I think the most important thing is [to] restore a sense of idealism and end the cynicism in state government. Bring to the job a desire to really make things happen and help people and give confidence back to the public.

I'm enough of a patriot to think that the American public makes good choices.

I have my own vision to lead the Seoul City, but whether or not I can display it totally depends on the citizens.

In that kind of environment, where there's so much skepticism about information that's coming in, we're gonna have to spend a lot more time thinking about how do we protect our democratic process.