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> [Corrupt citizens breed corrupt rulers, and it is the mob who finally decides when virtue shall die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/corrupt-citizens-breed-corrupt-rulers-and-it-is-the-mob-who-finally/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

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## More by Taylor Caldwell

> [“It's a funny thing about love: you don't need to have it returned to love somebody. Loving's enough. -- A Prologue to Love ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/it-s-a-funny-thing-about-love-you-don-t-need-to-have-it-returned-to/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [If there is a God, then he was particularly harsh to me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/if-there-is-a-god-then-he-was-particularly-harsh-to-me/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/people-must-again-learn-to-work-instead-of-living-on-public-assistance/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [“What manner of men had lived in those days...who had so eagerly surrendered their sovereignty for a lie and a delusion? Why had they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/what-manner-of-men-had-lived-in-those-days-who-had-so-eagerly/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [I will know him by his eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/i-will-know-him-by-his-eyes/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [I am the skeptic of skeptics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/i-am-the-skeptic-of-skeptics/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [“Then, my sweet, you are still an innocent, and I am amazed. Lies are far more potent than the truth, and far ore dangerous.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/then-my-sweet-you-are-still-an-innocent-and-i-am-amazed-lies-are-far/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [“Forests, hills, mountains, rivers, and green streams had no protection in the face of rapacity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/forests-hills-mountains-rivers-and-green-streams-had-no-protection-in/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [Corrupt citizens breed corrupt rulers, and it is the mob who finally decides when virtue shall die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/corrupt-citizens-breed-corrupt-rulers-and-it-is-the-mob-who-finally/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [Man was the outlaw, the rebel, the distorted shape that scarred the earth, the voice that silenced the music of Eden, the hand that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/man-was-the-outlaw-the-rebel-the-distorted-shape-that-scarred-the/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [At 8, I made a pact with God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/at-8-i-made-a-pact-with-god/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [There is no solid satisfaction in any career for a woman like myself. There is no home, no true freedom, no hope, no joy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/there-is-no-solid-satisfaction-in-any-career-for-a-woman-like-myself/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [“On the day when you again allow abominable men to confiscate your freedom, your money, your lives, your private property, your manhood and your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/on-the-day-when-you-again-allow-abominable-men-to-confiscate-your/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [No woman has ever been an authentic genius of the stature of men, but that does not enrage me](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/no-woman-has-ever-been-an-authentic-genius-of-the-stature-of-men-but/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

> [Even the most malignant gods would not continue to inflict life upon humanity, time without end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-caldwell/even-the-most-malignant-gods-would-not-continue-to-inflict-life-upon/)

[Taylor Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-caldwell/)

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