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title: "6 People Distrust Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-herbert/the-people-i-distrust-most-are-those-who-want-to-improve-our-lives/)

[Frank Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-herbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fb/frank-herbert-262_action_the-people-i-distrust-most-are-those-who_969483.jpg)

> [I really believe there is something in the nature of a democracy that naturally leads people to distrust the government, to assume…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/i-really-believe-there-is-something-in-the-nature-of-a-democracy-that/)

[Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/christopher-bollen-9436_assuming_i-really-believe-there-is-something-in-t_1339591.jpg)

> [While these attitudes are more visible when directed at government, there is ample evidence that many working people distrust their own union…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-teeter/while-these-attitudes-are-more-visible-when-directed-at-government/)

[Robert Teeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-teeter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/robert-teeter-19629_ample_while-these-attitudes-are-more-visible-w_1497639.png)

> [The mainstream media today has the biggest disconnect with its audience that it's ever, ever had. And as the disconnect grows and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/the-mainstream-media-today-has-the-biggest-disconnect-with-its/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ca/rush-limbaugh-28_audience_the-mainstream-media-today-has-the-bigge_2507681.jpg)

> [The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action in mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-herbert/the-people-i-distrust-most-are-those-who-want-to-improve-our-lives-2/)

[Frank Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-herbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/393/frank-herbert-262_action_the-people-i-distrust-most-are-those-who_2586413.jpg)

> [The only people who distrust the cops are crooks. They're not out there just harassing innocent people. Maybe sometimes they do. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-barkley/the-only-people-who-distrust-the-cops-are-crooks-they-re-not-out/)

[Charles Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-barkley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/charles-barkley-1266_cops_the-only-people-who-distrust-the-cops-ar_3223354.png)

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