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We're approaching the end of a bloody century plagued by a terrible political invention, totalitarianism. Optimism comes less easily today, not because democracy is…

— Ronald Reagan

Without the confidence to know our democracy is functioning properly, we risk more disillusionment, more cynicism, and even more public apathy toward the entire…

— Alan K. Simpson

You can almost see voters nodding their heads at home: The public's faith in politicians and political institutions has been on a steep and…

— Ron Fournier

Leaders of institutions everywhere have lost trust. The global economy is stalled and the world is deeply divided, too unequal, unstable and unsustainable.

— Don Tapscott

I'm not overly alarmist about it, but I do think there are some worrying signs, like the growing accumulation of wealth by a very…

— Peter Singer

I'm very concerned about the tone of politics in recent years. We've seen a decline in civility and bipartisanship, and a rapid increase in…

— Kyrsten Sinema

It's one of the reasons [professional politicians] why people's confidence in the electoral system has declined so much. They have all become shadowy political…

— Geoffrey Howe

People have become disillusioned with Parliament, and that threatens democracy.

— John Rhys-Davies

Throughout history, when societies face tough economic times, we have seen democratic reforms deferred, decreased trust in government, persecution of minority groups, and a…

— Samantha Power

We should put behind us the era of diminishing trust in public institutions and weakened confidence in our country's public leaders.

— Cyril Ramaphosa

What you're seeing is a loss of confidence in institutions and their legitimacy because they are not seen as delivering. It's hardly a surprise…

— Jonathan Wood

It is not surprising that more and more people are coming to the conclusion that the ballot box is no longer an instrument that…

— Tony Benn