That no government so called can reasonably be trusted or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view any longer than it depends wholly upon voluntary support.

I think there are certain folks in Missouri that don't trust government. And they haven't trusted government for a long time.

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

To restore the trust of the people we must reform the way the government operates.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.

The essence of good government is trust.

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness.