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February 5, 1996:
"ELIZABETH FARNSWORTH: The "Washington Post" series made the following points, among others: Nearly two in three Americans believe most people can't be trusted. This mistrust is a major reason Americans have lost confidence in the federal government and virtually every other major national institution. Two thirds of those interviewed could not name their congressional representative."
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"ELIZABETH FARNSWORTH: How can you know that there's more mistrust now? Do you have polls say from 1964 that ask the same question?

RICHARD MORIN: We did, and that was the most interesting thing about the survey is that we were able to go back to surveys asking people's level of trust that were taken in the 60's, and we found that nearly two out of three Americans in the mid 60's trusted their fellow man. Now, less--about a third express a similar view--a dramatic decline in personal mistrust that parallels the decline in trust of government. "
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/election/politics_2-5.html

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