"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."

Trust, Government, People, Job

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"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."

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"In those days we did not trust anyone who had not been in the war, but we did notcompletely trust anyone."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

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Scott Cook, American Businessman

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"Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy."

Sugar Ray Leonard, American Athlete

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"Need is not quite belief."

Anne Sexton, American Poet

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"What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down."

John Ciardi, English Dramatist

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"We realized that the only persons we can truly trust in this world is each other and our families."

Marion Jones, American Athlete

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"Contrary to popular belief, Americans don't hate advertising."

Roy H. Williams, American Businessman

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"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?"

Chris Christie, American Politician

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"Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance."

Daniel Craig, English Actor

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"That's a great feeling to know that I'm going into a project that I have no idea what will become of that movie, but I really trust Ang Lee. And I really trusted Ron. It's just really nice to work with people that you feel that way about."

Jennifer Connelly, American Actress

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"It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label."

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"Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states? I think one left to go."

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"Like any value, empathy must be acted upon."

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"The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable."

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"My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington."

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"Now, anybody who thinks that we can move this economy forward with just a few folks at the top doing well, hoping that it's going to trickle down to working people who are running faster and faster just to keep up, you'll never see it."

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"To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."

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"Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago."

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