Cannot Quote by Felix Adler

For when was public virtue to be found Where private was not?

— William Cowper

Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics. There must be a positive passion…

— John Adams

There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth.

— George Holyoake

When was public virtue to be found when private was not?

— William Cowper

“It is a false and dangerous situation which bases public power on private want, and roots the grandeur of the State in the suffering…

— Victor Hugo

“virtue does not spring from riches, but riches and all other human blessings, both private and public, from virtue.”

— Plato

The origin of corruption in politics is surely in the thought that you are the bearer of ultimate virtue.

— B. W. Powe

In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue.

— James Q. Wilson

Virtue consists in avoiding scandal and venereal disease.

— Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

Money is a public good; as such, it lends itself to private exploitation.

— Charles P. Kindleberger

Corrupt influence is itself the perennial spring of all prodigality, and of all disorder; it loads us more than millions of debt; takes away…

— Edmund Burke

“Corruption is not a moral problem, it is a distribution system and a way of amassing power.”

— Lisa Margonelli