I feel like I've seen most of this list elsewhere in one form or another, not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but original it is not.

That being said,

7/ Most people believe the government acts in the best interests of the people. Even many who are vocal critics of the government.

Is only true because most people believe that

21/ Most people are fairly compassionate and have good intentions (this is good)

The reality is most people are inherently self-serving. While they may do what's right in the public eye, their ultimate loyalty is to themselves and/or their immediate circle of family and friends. And since governments are staffed with people and not sentient angels...corruption is a thing.