A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

Thomas Paine

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Because you believed I was capable of behaving decently, I did.

It was a mistake, you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.

To be accountable means that we are willing to be responsible to another person for our behavior and it implies a level of submission to another's opinions and viewpoints.

Have integrity and demand it from others.

The person who trusts can relax into existence. The person who cannot trust remains tense, remains anxious, afraid.

Trust is built when no one is looking.

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