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We’re always quickest to doubt people who have a reputation for being honest.
— Detective Milton Arbogast • Psycho
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An editorial interpretation.
A reputation for honesty is presented as a reason people become especially quick to doubt. That reverses the reassurance such a reputation might ordinarily offer. The quotation points to the mismatch between being known as truthful and being readily believed.
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