Distrust

Distrust is a formal way of not trusting any one party too much in a situation of grave risk or deep doubt. It is commonly expressed in civics as a division or balance of powers, or in politics as means of validating treaty terms. Systems based on distrust simply divide the responsibility so that checks and balances can operate. The phrase "Trust, but verify" refers specifically to distrust.

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Helen of Wyndhorn
Layla
Heart in a Box
Wuthering Heights
The Fox Wife
Are You Listening?
An Island
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
The Third Pitch
We Were Never Here
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood & Co., #4)
Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)

Dennis E. Adonis
Voting is not a right. It is a method used to determine which politician was most able to brainwash you.
Dennis E. Adonis

Anna Godbersen
After Henry's treatment of her she wasn't sure that men could honestly love women but she wanted to believe it. She wanted to be told pretty things and for the frightening clip of her heart to slow to something more reasonable. ...more
Anna Godbersen, Envy

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