trust
n. law: a legal document or entity in which the lawyer steals from his client.
n. business: a corporation designed for performing untrustworthy acts.
n. The landmine of indecision.
n. politics: a constituency composed mainly of thrifty working men, widows of small means, orphans in the care of guardians and the courts, with many similar malefactors and public enemies.
Cynical Quotations
The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
— Frank Herbert
Nobody believes the official spokesman... but everybody trusts an unidentified source.
— Ron Nesen
Lawyers make ample use of the word "trust" while instilling in everyone they meet a complete lack thereof.
— Guy Smith