Believe Quote by Thomas Jefferson

I have not observed mens honesty to increase with their riches.

— Thomas Jefferson

The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.

— Pope Gregory I

Great riches have sold more men than they have bought.

— Francis Bacon

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

— Arlen Specter

Billionaires like the Koch brothers, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, and political puppet master Karl Rove should not be able to buy our elections. Secret…

— Hank Johnson

“Wealth creation is not a business suited to those whose skill set consists of voting “present.” It requires decision making, risk taking, hard information,…

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

Riches are valuable at all times, and to all men, because they always purchase pleasures such as men are accustomed to and desire; nor…

— David Hume

What is really desired, under the name of riches, is essentially, power over men ... this power ... is in direct proportion to the…

— John Ruskin

Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold, So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.

— Ovid

Since the 1930s the technique of buying votes with the voters' own money has been expanded to an extent undreamed of by earlier politicians.

— Milton Friedman

Better to have fewer wants than greater riches to supply increasing wants.

— Anonymous

Somehow we find it hard to sell our values, namely that the rich should plunder the poor.

— John Foster Dulles