lip service

lip service  {n.}
Support shown by words only and not by actions; a show of loyalty that is not proven in action. — Usually used with "pay".
Bv holding elections, communism pays lip service to democracy, but it offers only one candidate per office.
Some people pay lip service to education, but don't vote taxes for better schools.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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