Corruption Quotes

747 Corruption quotes by 558 unique authors

Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country. — Karl Kraus
It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts… — Aung San Suu Kyi
The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too. — Oscar Levant
But when you have bad governance, of course, these resources are destroyed: The forests are deforested, there is illegal logging, there is soil erosion. I… — Wangari Maathai
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. — George MacDonald
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt. — Niccolo Machiavelli
I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped the ball. We entered a period of complacency and closed… — Wynton Marsalis
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption. — Baron de Montesquieu
The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference. — Bess Myerson
Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance. — John Henry Newman
The corruption of the American soul is consumerism. — Ben Nicholson
The beast for me is greed. Whether you read Dante, Swift, or any of these guys, it always boils down to the same thing: the… — Ben Nicholson
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Corruption is the enemy of development, and of good governance. It must be got rid of. Both the government and the people at large must… — Pratibha Patil
Our foremost priority is the removal of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, disease and illiteracy. All social welfare programmes must be implemented efficiently. Agencies involved in… — Pratibha Patil
The present Arab uprising didn't stem from Israel. The old guard is trying to keep down the young chickens. The old guard is better organized.… — Shimon Peres
Those who fight corruption should be clean themselves. — Vladimir Putin
I'm sure corruption in Chechnya is minimal. — Vladimir Putin
People talk about immigration, but they won't talk about the corruption that actually exists between Mexico and the U.S. — Robert Rodriguez
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' — Theodore Roosevelt
There are two things in Indian history - one is the incredible optimism and potential of the place, and the other is the betrayal of… — Salman Rushdie
It's interesting that these themes of crime and political corruption are always relevant. — Martin Scorsese
The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our… — Frank Serpico
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. — George Bernard Shaw
Obscenity, which is ever blasphemy against the divine beauty in life, is a monster for which the corruption of society forever brings forth new food,… — Percy Bysshe Shelley

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