#corrupt

I know he is--sensitive--on some points, Detective, but you must bear in mind how hard it is for an honest man to do his work in relative obscurity, while dishonest men attain wealth and renown. That is why corruption is so pernicious. It breaks the will of good men. ↗

— Jed Rubenfeld

#men

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. ↗

— Mark Twain

#congress #corruption #government #america

To oppose corruption in government is the highest obligation of patriotism. ↗

— G. Edward Griffin

#patriotism #corruption

Dear Government... I'm going to have a serious talk with you if I ever find anyone to talk to. ↗

— Stieg Larsson

#corruption #government #politics #corruption

It is not power that corrupts but fear. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#burma #genocide #myanmar #politics #corruption

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it. ↗

— Frank Herbert

#power #corruption

Power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed. ↗

— Wally Lamb

#oppression #defeat

I think it's better to have your personal life and your work life separate. That way they don't corrupt each other, so to speak. ↗

— Zooey Deschanel

#corrupt #each #i #i think #life

Peace is the happy natural state of man; war is corruption and disgrace. ↗

— James Thomson

#disgrace #happy #man #natural #natural state

Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#corruption #infallible #liberty #most #symptom