John Glenn said "I find the idea that someone could come in and buy our vote here to be totally repugnant. This discredits our labors and only further undermines and demeans this institution. But I recognize that in the world of politics sometimes what is fact is not the same as what people believe. It is the fancy that comes along with some of the perceptions, and that is what we have to deal with here. We have to deal with perceptions because our system runs on perceptions, and faith in our system also runs on perceptions. I think we do have to admit that the perception out there is that confidence in Government is not as justified as it used to be. There are more questions about how we do things, which range from maybe a healthy cynicism, to an overall questioning, to downright hostility at some of the things that people read about in the papers." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 5, 1994

I find the idea that someone could come in and buy our vote here to be totally repugnant. This discredits our labors and only further undermines and demeans this institution. But I recognize that in the world of politics sometimes what is fact is not the same as what people believe. It is the fancy that comes along with some of the perceptions, and that is what we have to deal with here. We have to deal with perceptions because our system runs on perceptions, and faith in our system also runs on perceptions. I think we do have to admit that the perception out there is that confidence in Government is not as justified as it used to be. There are more questions about how we do things, which range from maybe a healthy cynicism, to an overall questioning, to downright hostility at some of the things that people read about in the papers.

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John Glenn

Ohio

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing perceptions of government and the integrity of votes during a debate.

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