I think that’s right. The danger in this moment, and what’s so powerful about that articulation—‘to give no trust is to get no trust’ (it’s actually a quote from the Tao Te Ching from Laozi)—is that it tells us it’s a cycle. It’s reciprocal. If you give no trust, you get less trust. Government trusts people less, people trust government less, government trusts people less.

Keyboard shortcuts

j previous speech k next speech