Coercion Quote by George H. Smith

“One of the (many) problems with government is not that power corrupts or even that it is magnetic to corruptible people; rather, it is…

— Michel Templet

“Power does not corrupt people, people corrupt people.”

— William Gaddis

“Corrupt governments are run by corrupt politicians that run corrupt law enforcement agencies.”

— Steven Magee

“As bureaucracies accumulate power, they become immune to their own mistakes.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

Government means politics, and interference by government carries with it always the implication of coercion. We may accept the expanding power of bureaucrats so…

— Owen D. Young

“Corporate governments are as corrupt as their law enforcement departments.”

— Steven Magee

“When you know the government is corrupt at the outset, the smart avoid interacting with them.”

— Steven Magee

“coercive government policies strip the virtue out of every transaction.”

— Dinesh D'Souza

“...that no matter how good their intentions, with absolute power comes corruption.”

— Gennifer Albin

“Government workers are commonly as corrupt as the corporate government that employs them.”

— Steven Magee

“Weakness and corruption isn't in the world, its in people.”

— Cassanda Claire

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

— Lisa Margonelli