Money Quote by D.R. Bell

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“There's probably no one so easily bribed, but he lacks even the fundamental honesty of honorable corruption. He doesn't stay bribed; not for any…

— Isaac Asimov

“Some men escape the grip. Maybe their wives have no social ambitions; maybe they've hit a sentence or two in a 'dangerous book' that…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“You have fallen badly, señor gringo. Bribery is a very serious crime in this country. You will have to pay.”

— Anonymous

“When your raison d’être stops being How can we hold to the principles of limited government and economic freedom? and becomes How can we…

— Jeff Flake

“You will hear everlastingly, in all discussions about newspapers, companies, aristocracies, or party politics, this argument that the rich man cannot be bribed. The…

— Garry Wills

“Five hundred and thirty-five members of Congress plied their trade near here in various buildings named after long-dead politicians. They, in turn, were surrounded…

— Grand Central Publishing

“Bribes over two dollars are tax deductible”

— Melina Marchetta

“Money bought access. But the Second American Revolution had happened, people began taking the Constitution seriously again, and the practice of renting and buying…

— Jack McDevitt

“Now more than ever before, the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it…

— Anonymous

“is like asking a politician to achieve high office without the benefit of bribes or patronage.”

— Susanna Clarke

“I'll put you wise. You remember the old top-liner in the copy book—"Honesty is the Best Policy"? That's it. I'm working honesty for a…

— O. Henry