“This is an odd but very Washingtonian combination of cynicism and credulity.”

“At one extreme, it is used to represent the unswerving conviction and absolute credulity of the true believer.”

“It strains credulity to believe that these guys were doing this from any altruistic motive.”

“How the credulousness of mainstream media figures like Bob Woodward and Ron Fournier enables Republican extremism.”

“In Vietnamese hands, the clear-eyed skepticism turned into willing credulousness.”

“Unauditable claims about the scores of millions of dollars the Mardi Gras brings to Sydney survive, I believe, on media credulousness.”

“Nevertheless, the old sea-traditions, the immemorial credulities, popularly invested this old Manxman with preternatural powers of discernment.”