Many a man has been dined out of his religion, and his politics, and his manhood, almost. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
No mortal thing can bear so high a price, But that with mortal thing it may be bought. — Walter Raleigh Copy Share Image
Laws are a fine thing on paper, but painful when no bribery can ease their bind. — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
Alas! the small discredit of a bribe Scarce hurts the lawyer, but undoes the scribe. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
I have tried my hand at bribery, blackmail, and deceit. And I've served time for everything, cept beggin on the street. — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
Donald Trump handles these nitwit reporters with a new and most disgraceful form of bribery. — Jimmy Breslin Copy Share Image
Don't vote for Republicans or Democrats until they clean up the open system of bribery that we live under. — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“But in Africa bureaucrats are usually too proud to accept a bribe, something I admire when I'm not the one being arrested.” — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
Our supple tribes repress their patriot throats, And ask no questions but the price of votes. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“In Nigeria, if you live long enough, you will see your heroes turn to villains. Nobody is totally sane till the end;… — Olawale Daniel Copy Share Image
Petitions, not sweetened with gold, are but unsavory and oft refused; or, if received, are pocketed, not read. — Philip Massinger Copy Share Image
I do deeply deplore, of the sake of the cause, the prevalent notion, that the clergy must be had, either by persuasion… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Most of the money given by rich people in "charity" is made up of conscience money, "ransom," political bribery, and bids for… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Tis gold Which buys admittance--oft it doth--yea, and makes Diana's rangers false themselves, yield up This deer to th' stand o' th'… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Tis pleasant purchasing our fellow-creatures; And all are to be sold, if you consider Their passions, and are dext'rous; some by features… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
You cannot 'rationalize' what is not rational to begin with - as if lying were called 'truthization.' There is no way to… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
If someone really wants my company's business, why shouldn't he be able to do everything he can - including paying me off… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
In the last few years, the very idea of telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth is dredged… — Michael Musto Copy Share Image
One of the biggest curses from which India is suffering - I do not say that other countries are free from it,… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah Copy Share Image
You have to decide what those issues are for you. What do you think disqualifies a person from holding public office? I… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“The Congressmen and Senators themselves had seen to it that bribery was the only way of doing business with them. Frequently they… — Hugh Brogan Copy Share Image
There's going to be a lot of remedies. [Donald Trump] is also subject to other conflicts laws.The bribery laws are intended to… — Norman L. Eisen Copy Share Image
“Several families interviewed for this book recommended the oldest persuasive tool known to man: bribery. Each child is given some amounts of… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
The President of the United States would be liable to be impeached, tried, and upon conviction of treason, bribery, or other high… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
It looks like bribery. I mean,there is every appearance that Hillary Clinton was bribed to grease the sale of, what, 20 percent… — Jedediah Bila Copy Share Image
“What did “good government” really mean? Langlie and his brotherhood promised an end to political corruption. (There’s no evidence that Langlie ever… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
The global financial crisis is a great opportunity to showcase and propagate both causal and moral institutional analysis. The crisis shows major… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
“Ah, bribery." He grinned at his niece. "is there anything it can't do?” — Gina Damico Copy Share Image
“It used to be said "Build it and they will come," now it is "Build it and bribe them in".” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image