When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe. Read Summary
Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. Read Summary
Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds. Read Summary
Tolerating organized crime promotes the cheap philosophy that everything is a racket. It promotes cynicism among adults. It contributes to the confusion of the young and to the increase of juvenile delinquency. Read Summary
When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. Read Summary
Term limits aren't enough. We need jail. Read Summary
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption. Read Summary
The duty of youth is to challenge corruption. Read Summary
Of what use are all the codes in the world, if by means of confidential reports, if for trifling reasons, if through anonymous traitors any honest citizen may be exiled or banished without a hearing, without a trial? Read Summary
Women deeply want men who are competent and powerful. And I don't mean power in that they can exert tyrannical control over others. That's not power. That's just corruption. Read Summary
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power. Read Summary
When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. Read Summary
Putin sought to keep Ukraine weak through corruption. Read Summary
Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs. Read Summary
Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism. Read Summary
Corruption is just another form of tyranny. Read Summary
Objective journalism is one of the main reasons that American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long. Read Summary
Nixon was so crooked that he needed servants to help him screw his pants on every morning. Read Summary
Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods. Read Summary
But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. Read Summary