Back Quote by Robert Caro

It's no coincidence that trust in government is at an all-time low now that the size of government is at an all-time high.

— Paul Ryan

It's one of the few regrets of my presidency - that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better.…

— Barack Obama

Every president has to live with the result of what Lyndon Johnson did with Vietnam, when he lost the trust of the American people…

— Robert Caro

I think with the beginning of any political administration, you have to build trust, and it takes time.

— Stanley A. McChrystal

“In my early years the psychology of the 1960s U.S. was aspirational and inspirational—to achieve great and noble goals. It was like nothing I…

— Ray Dalio

I think the failures of Republican governance led to a distrust of Republican elites, which is fair enough.

— Bill Kristol

Our form of government depends on a mutual bond of trust between the people and their government. But people have become cynical about their…

— Sonny Perdue

I think with the advent of Reagan, and subsequently, both parties, there's been a strong move towards the advantage given to the richer people,…

— Jimmy Carter

I'm seeing too much power being concentrated in the executive branch, and so our system of government is really in jeopardy, and more importantly,…

— Ana Kasparian

[Former chief executives] come away thinking that America needs a strong, functioning presidency to succeed, and they become very protective of that office. Democrats…

— Nancy Gibbs

Since 1981, when President Ronald Reagan took office promising to scale back the federal government, Republican leaders have promised to cut regulation and taxes,…

— Heather Cox Richardson

Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe…

— P. J. O'Rourke