Bases Quote by Anonymous

The basis of effective government is public confidence.

— John F. Kennedy

The basis of effective government if public confidence.

— John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Confidence is the public face of competence,

— Ron Suskind

Confidence is everywhere the parent of despotism. Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence.

— Thomas Jefferson

Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and when we lose faith in the system, we have…

— Adlai E Stevenson

Confidence is the immaterial residue of material actions. Confidence is the public face of competence.

— Ron Suskind

To restore and keep the public's confidence in the integrity of their government, state government and its officials must be open, honest and transparent.

— John Lynch

To attach full confidence to an institution of this nature, it appears to be an essential ingredient in its structure, that it shall be…

— Alexander Hamilton

A government can be no better than the public opinion which sustains it.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I believe good governments have nothing to hide. We want to ensure we maintain confidence in our public institutions.

— Jay Weatherill

Confidence by itself, unless it has a valid basis, can get us into trouble.

— Peter Schiff

It's important when you're in government that you're held to higher standards because you're actually making decisions that affect the public.

— Rachel Reeves