Believe Quote by Robert Payne

If we put corrupt men in public office and sneeringly acquiesce in their corruptions, then we are wrong ourselves.

— Theodore Roosevelt

There is a bizarre notion according to which it is claimed that because men are corrupt, it is necessary to give certain of them…

— Benjamin Constant

There are two things that corrupt a man: money and women. Working to avoid it is great wisdom.

— Vikrant Parsai

Nay, men are so far from musing of their sins, that they disdain this practise, and scoff at it: what say they, if all…

— Thomas Hooker

There is a set of harmless liars, frequently to be met with in company, who deal much in the marvellous. Their usual intention is…

— David Hume

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.

— George Bernard Shaw

The truthful man is usually a liar.

— Alfred Nobel

“Throughout time the corrupt have risen to power. Throughout time they have manipulated the Truth in order to stay in power, even when at…

— Steve Karmazenuk

Corrupt people sometimes are smart; some of them are dull, but some of them are very smart. They can hide their corruption tactics.

— Haider al-Abadi

Lies are usually caused by an undue fear of men.

— Nachman of Breslov

“The men of the period of corruption are witty and calumnious; they know that there are yet other ways of murdering than by the…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Since politics — until recently — has been a man’s world, men, as a whole are responsible for its corruption.

— Bertha Knight Landes