Trust, But Verify Definition
phrase
You can only rely on things you verified yourself.
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Origin of Trust, But Verify
of Russian TRUST, BUT VERIFY TRUST, BUT VERIFY доверяй, но проверяй (doverjaj, no proverjaj). Often attributed to Vladimir Lenin , although no written evidence exists. Popularized in English by Ronald Reagan in the context of nuclear disarmament.
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