Yet, citizens stepped forward to offer their help, a clear sign of a community willing to work together for a greater good and one that does not distrust the government.

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"We're not saying you should distrust the rich, or the rich are corrupt, " says Piff.

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But those things were found, not actively sought based on distrust.

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They should make it easier to understand that international conflicts are not necessarily the product of mutual distrust or mutual grievances.

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While I agree with Brand's assertion that we can't let extremists determine the terms of debate for the rest of society, especially when their goal is to take us off center by inspiring further hate and distrust, I'm not convinced that taking troops out of Afghanistan would stop terrorism -- and, unlike Brand, I think that evil exists.

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Ukrainians may not like Mr Kuchma much, but they distrust Mr Symonyenko even more.

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Such affluence does not find favor with the majority of Koreans, who distrust big business and the rich.

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They are emblematic of a broader strategic distrust, which if left to fester, may not provoke full-scale war, but could well lead to localised armed clashes.

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He also rejects the view given by some scientists that the public's distrust of new ideas and technologies is due to people not understanding risk.

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Mr Blair was not certain whether the chancellor was directly behind the moves against him, but such is their mutual distrust that he thought it more than likely.

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