Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. — Penn Jillette 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
Many a man has been dined out of his religion, and his politics, and his manhood, almost. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Judges and senates have been bought for gold; Esteem and love were never to be sold. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“You don't necessarily need atomic bombs to destroy a nation. Politicians who value their pockets than the life of citizens always do… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“The Eskimos have thirty words for describing different kinds of snow, and modern Russian has about the same number of expressions to… — Viktor Pelevin 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
It was the BJP that betrayed me when one of its members made the Rs 150-crore bribery allegation against me without evidence. — H. D. Kumaraswamy Copy Share Image
“They might pay you to vote for them, but having a wrong government in place. You pay it with your life.” — De philosopher DJ Kyos Copy Share Image
[the downfall of our political system is the] buying and selling of politicians...bribery. In the private sector, you're arrested for it. In… — Jesse Ventura 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
That was what they did with themselves, those two Gracelings, along with a small band of friends: They stirred up trouble on… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
As J.R. I could get away with anything - bribery, blackmail and adultery. But I got caught by cancer. I do want… — Larry Hagman Copy Share Image
We meant to temporarily disable her," Ian said. "Just a drop. But Natalie slipped during air turbulence. Before we could warn your… — Peter Lerangis Copy Share Image
When Americans think of college these days, the first word that often comes to mind is 'debt.' And from 'debt' it's just… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
The American white man (not to speak of the Indian, the Negro, the Mexican) hasn't a ghost of a chance. If he… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
What, shall one of us, That struck for the foremost man of all this world But for supporting robbers--shall we now Contaminate… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Until the nineteen-seventies, Western countries paid little attention to corruption overseas, and bribery was seen as an unpleasant but necessary part of… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
“Didn’t we all grow up understanding that bribes and payoffs - - by whatever name or rationale - - were bad. And… — Ray Bourhis 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
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
“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
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
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
To the goats, all people are equal, except for those who have treats. — Karin Tidbeck Copy Share Image
Alas! the small discredit of a bribe Scarce hurts the lawyer, but undoes the scribe. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image