Corruption Quotes

747 Corruption quotes by 558 unique authors

Corruption has its own motivations, and one has to thoroughly study that phenomenon and eliminate the foundations that allow corruption to exist. — Eduard Shevardnadze
But eradicating corruption is not enough to sustain a country. — Eduard Shevardnadze
For an adult, the world is constantly trying to clamp down on itself. Routine, responsibility, decay of institutions, corruption: this is all the world closing… — Bruce Springsteen
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power. — John Steinbeck
Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse. — Adlai E. Stevenson
Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice. — Adlai E. Stevenson
There are some who think that the government is limited in how many corruption cases it can bring against Wall Street, because juries can't understand… — Matt Taibbi
Contracting corruption has been around since the construction of the Appian Way. — Matt Taibbi
Patrimonial capitalism's legacy is that many people see reform as a euphemism for corruption and self-dealing. — James Surowiecki
Until the nineteen-seventies, Western countries paid little attention to corruption overseas, and bribery was seen as an unpleasant but necessary part of doing business there.… — James Surowiecki
Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruptions. — Jonathan Swift
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. — Tacitus
In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous. — Tacitus
Over the years, many in the public have become numb to news of financial corruption, partly because too many of these stories involve banker-on-banker crime. — Matt Taibbi
There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted. — Henry David Thoreau
The first tenet is that you should report corruption regardless of loyalty to incumbent or party. — Linda Tripp
Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy. — Peter Ustinov
The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where… — Gore Vidal
My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will… — George Weah
For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and… — Ai Weiwei

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