Beginning Quote by Michael Caputo

There seems to be less obvious corruption in city government and New York politicians, they aren't Republican or Democrat, they're New Yorkers.

— Malachy McCourt

New York voters agree on this: There is too much corruption in government - federal, state, and local.

— Wendy Long

Political corruption is endemic all over this country, in some places worse than others, right? On crime, you have all the major American cities…

— Mitch Landrieu

Politics is the most corrupt profession on Earth, no matter where you are.

— Charles Dance

New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national…

— Andrew Cuomo

New York has a tremendous number of people but the quality of its politics is unspeakable. By contrast, in a smaller township, I find…

— Murray Bookchin

Most of the corruption in Albany is legal corruption, not illegal bribery. It comes from campaigns being funded by millionaires and corporations.

— Zephyr Teachout

We have a culture of political corruption in Jefferson City. We have corrupt politicians, well-paid lobbyists and special-interest insiders taking the state in the…

— Eric Greitens

I think the American government is now the most corrupt government in the world.

— Ginger Baker

Big government is the most corrupt industry in America.

— Malcolm Wallop

New York is an ugly city, a dirty city. Its climate is a scandal, its politics are used to frighten children, its traffic is…

— John Steinbeck

Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruptions.

— Jonathan Swift