I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust read more

I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust that there were people who could help me.

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and read more

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.

How calmly may we commit ourselves to the hands of Him who bears up the world.

How calmly may we commit ourselves to the hands of Him who bears up the world.

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very flesh.

Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very flesh.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.