But rather than just make the alternative case, honestly, consistently, clearly, on its merits, trusting in the intelligence of the voter, there was the campaign fudge.
Shakespeare wrote stories of deceit and betrayal, where people of high rank, meriting trust, did things like murder their sibling and lie to the grieving nephew, in order to achieve political goals.
Fee-based plagiarism helps us to see the obvious: that education is rooted in non-market values, including respect for learning, reward for merit, trust between teacher and student, and common rules.
Mr. Ashcroft said it "makes unmistakably clear that we not only have a guilty defendant but that the fairness and innocence of the system is sufficient and is complete and that it merits the trust and confidence of the American people".
But the vote really hinges on two issues: whose vision of Hewlett-Packard's future is more convincing and who merits shareholders' trust.
This thesis makes somewhat less compelling the merits of "trust busting," largely taken for granted since the administration of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt first set about curbing the concentration of corporate power in the early 20th century.
Thus, even when a layperson listens carefully to someone professing great expertise, the layperson may be at a loss to decide whether the self-professed expert merits much trust.
