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“A bribe is just a promise, turned on its head.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“Why did you buy me?" He leaned back, steepling his fingers. "I didn't. You were a gift. An unwanted gift." His lips twitched. "A…

— Pepper Winters

“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

“One gift, one time--that's bribery. Lots of gifts over a long time--that's politics.''-- Roland Vanatua, from The Coup”

— Anonymous

“Money corrupts so, best give it to the already corrupted.”

— Apostolos Doxiadis

“As always, Viola,” Mead chuckled, “your candor is uniquely refreshing. I don’t call them bribes, though. I call them ‘financial incentives.”

— P.B. Ryan

“Money was what you stuffed into the greedy spokes of the world as bribery, so it wouldn't run you over.”

— Elyse Singleton

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

— Anonymous

“When you give something away, you actually gain more in return.”

— Frank Sonnenberg

“You only get what you give away.”

— Jade Onyx

“If you give me a gift, it’d be insulting to pay you, because I’d be denying you the gift of giving. So my gift…

— Jarod Kintz

“Bribes over two dollars are tax deductible”

— Melina Marchetta