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title: "9 Trust Public Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [The English doctrine that all power is a trust for the public good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-b-macaulay/the-english-doctrine-that-all-power-is-a-trust-for-the-public-good/)

[Thomas B. Macaulay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-b-macaulay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/thomas-b-macaulay-1980_doctrine_the-english-doctrine-that-all-power-is-a_770128.png)

> [It's critically important that people trust you during a public health crisis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-e-besser/it-s-critically-important-that-people-trust-you-during-a-public/)

[Richard E. Besser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-e-besser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0c/richard-e-besser-54610_crisis_it-s-critically-important-that-people-tr_1683320.jpg)

> [One of the things it's so important for any city government is to have the trust of the public.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-wiley/one-of-the-things-it-s-so-important-for-any-city-government-is-to/)

[Maya Wiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-wiley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/464/maya-wiley-10040_any_one-of-the-things-it-s-so-important-for_2554915.jpg)

> [People's trust in their public institutions depends on their government getting results.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-o-malley/people-s-trust-in-their-public-institutions-depends-on-their/)

[Martin O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-o-malley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/martin-o-malley-2555_government_people-s-trust-in-their-public-instituti_1959641.png)

> [For me, fiscal realism is not a betrayal of Labour values; it is the foundation by which we win the trust of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-alexander/for-me-fiscal-realism-is-not-a-betrayal-of-labour-values-it-is-the/)

[Douglas Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-alexander/)

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> [We should put behind us the era of diminishing trust in public institutions and weakened confidence in our country's public leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyril-ramaphosa/we-should-put-behind-us-the-era-of-diminishing-trust-in-public/)

[Cyril Ramaphosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyril-ramaphosa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/cyril-ramaphosa-6717_confidence_we-should-put-behind-us-the-era-of-dimin_327129.jpg)

> [If democracy is to be rebuilt … it is necessary not just for the public to learn to trust their politicians, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-stewart/if-democracy-is-to-be-rebuilt-it-is-necessary-not-just-for-the-public/)

[Rory Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-stewart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/rory-stewart-11028_democracy_if-democracy-is-to-be-rebuilt-it-is-nece_2684326.jpg)

> [A free society depends upon a high degree of mutual trust. The public will not give that trust to officials who are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/archibald-cox/a-free-society-depends-upon-a-high-degree-of-mutual-trust-the-public/)

[Archibald Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/archibald-cox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/archibald-cox-48465_asks_a-free-society-depends-upon-a-high-degre_6645.jpg)

> [It is so difficult to draw a clear line of separation between the abuse and the wholesome use of the press, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/it-is-so-difficult-to-draw-a-clear-line-of-separation-between-the/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/thomas-jefferson-43_abuse_it-is-so-difficult-to-draw-a-clear-line_2789222.jpg)

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