Stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemos.

And the so-called ‘political process’ is a fraud: Our elected officials, like our bureaucratic functionaries, like even our judges, are largely the indentured servants of the commercial interests.

If Warren Buffet made chocolate, I’ll bet it’d be really rich. And corrupt.

I once saw a snake having sex with a vulture, and I thought, It’s just business as usual in Washington DC.

Politics should make a thief, a roué, and a pessimist of anyone but I don’t believe I am any of them…

Over the years, many in the public have become numb to news of financial corruption, partly because too many of these stories involve banker-on-banker crime.

Yes, we have to seek redemption! Redemption from the divisive politics based on caste and religion, redemption from the corruption which is eating our lives like termites, redemption from misery of poverty, redemption from the...

Pilfering was common in Communist China’s state-owned enterprises, as the Party secretaries were slack in guarding properties that belonged to the government and poorly paid workers felt it fair compensation for their low pay. The...

This corner of Olympic corruption did not begin in Salt Lake City. But let it end here,

While severely cracking down upon an extremely few corrupt elements, we should focus on education and prevention of corruption regarding the vast majority of CPC functionaries,

He needs to address head on the culture of corruption that so pervades Washington and why his party has stood in the way of any meaningful reform for more than a year.

All my life I have fought corruption.

Give us an intense distaste for things that displease You and a renewed pleasure in things that bring You honor and magnify Your truth.

What do you have to forget or overlook in order to desire that this dysfunctional clan once more occupies the White House and is again in a position to rent the Lincoln Bedroom to campaign...

Say “no” to corruption; it does not fit you! Say “no” to bad leadership; you don’t fit there. Say “no” to immorality; it will only fake you! Be bold to say “no” if that is...

Buy the town, and rent the politician. Politicians are refillable, like empty cups of coffee.

he was the candidate who could offer economic deliverance and do away with a lot of corruption and economic stagnation that had marked Iranian politics and economics for the last eight years.

Is it possible thatwe ‘hate’ politics because we have forgotten its specifi c and limitednature, its overwhelming value, and also its innate fragility? Could it bethat our expectations are so high that politics appears almost...

Too much power is never a good thing. It corrupts even the strongest.

It’s an absolute abomination. Whether intentional corruption or mismanagement . . . it seems like FEMA is just a money pit.

A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together to bump off the Godfather for not going to church on Sunday.

If we elect the same corrupt politicians every time, that’s a very clear message that we don’t want a change.

We have to address individual acts of corruption. This is a necessary approach. Go after these individuals.

Men are not corrupted by the exercise of power, or debased by the habit of obedience; but by the exercise of a power which they believe to be illegitimate, and by obedience to a rule...

Fascism is when corporations become the government.

Even the incorruptible are corruptible if they cannot accept the possibility of being mistaken.Infallibility is a sin in any man.All laws can be broken and are.Often.

Seemingly minor yet persistent things penetrate the mind over time making it difficult to ever realize the impact; hence, though quite unfortunate, the most dangerous forms of corruption are those that are subtle and below...

It is the duty of youths to war against indiscipline and corruption because they are the leaders of tomorrow.

I can’t bear the thought that a man of lofty mind and heart begins with the ideal of the Madonna and ends with the ideal of Sodom.

Morality never scratch the back of corruption

This case is an egregious example of corruption within a Department of Defense program that has undermined the procurement process.

Hidden away behind the closed doors of aristocratic and bourgeois privilege, concealed under those ultra-respectable masks of black frock coat and veil, the green glow of corruption flickers into sight, steadies, and spreads everywhere, fostered...

I stand by Vasu Primlani simply because it is the right thing to do. If you don’t speak up for those who can’t then you are the problem not the solution. Standing up isn’t about...

Cono knew that all three of his tormentors would know the anthem by heart from their childhood years. They had sung it daily to belong to the elite of their country, wearing around their necks...

Telling the truth may cause a few seconds of pain, but there’s no medicine that can manage the pain of keeping lies.

Imagine all contradictions, all possible incompatibilities–you will find them in the government, in the law-courts, in the churches, in the public shows of this droll nation.

In the lead up to the Iraq war and its later conduct, I saw at a minimum, true dereliction, negligence and irresponsibility, at worse, lying, incompetence and corruption.

Love hadn’t existed in this world. Only hate, deceit and lies, but by letting him in I’d let all of that crumble.By letting me in he’d done the same, and now we were engaged in...

Our institutions are too big; they represent not the best but the worst characteristics of human beings. By submitting to huge hierarchies of power, we gain freedom from personal responsibility for what we do and...

The bedrock of corruption is the attitude of selfishness. Nations are ruined when politicians think for themselves first before thinking about anyone else!

The mistake you make, don’t you see,is in thinking one can live in a corrupt society without being corrupt oneself. After all, what do you achieve by refusing to make money? You’re trying to behave...

My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.

I know he is–sensitive–on some points, Detective, but you must bear in mind how hard it is for an honest man to do his work in relative obscurity, while dishonest men attain wealth and renown....

My mind mends my motives and my notion navigates my natives,for we all are made of soil-our corrupted soil.

We’ll end this culture of corruption that has been so prevalent in this state.

One of the (many) problems with government is not that power corrupts or even that it is magnetic to corruptible people; rather, it is that we have been conditioned to tolerate corruption in power, and...

As a former federal prosecutor, David has the skills and experience necessary to root out corruption and help us maintain the highest ethical standards in city government,

All religions worthy of the name are now making great efforts to purify their doctrines and return to their original standpoint, — all except Christianity! You surely know that the nineteenth century Christianity is not...