Corrupt citizens breed corrupt rulers, and it is the mob who finally decides when virtue shall die. Votes: 4
Taylor CaldwellDemocracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. Votes: 2
George Bernard ShawPower does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power. Votes: 2
John SteinbeckThe devil himself can become beauty, so we are told, to corrupt mankind." (Marco) Votes: 1
Iain PearsWomen work harder. And women are more honest; they have less reasons to be corrupt. Votes: 1
Ellen Johnson SirleafAbsolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible. Votes: 0
Frank HerbertThere are some corrupt Christians who do their business with female donkeys. Votes: 0
Gabriel García MárquezChicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America. Votes: 0
Charles Edward MerriamThe Commission on Presidential Debates is a corrupt stranglehold on our democracy. Votes: 0
Phil DonahueWe need some honesty and sincerity instead of corrupt government in Washington. Votes: 0
Jack KevorkianVoters definitely believe Washington is corrupt - but most think its bipartisan. Votes: 0
Chuck ToddOrganic farming is about buying out of a corrupt, illegal and dishonest system. Votes: 0
Jerry BrownYou corrupt religion either in favour of your friends, or against your enemies. Votes: 0
Blaise PascalSurveillance changes history. We know this through examples of corrupt presidents like Nixon. Votes: 0
Mikko HypponenIrresponsible power is inconsistent with liberty, and must corrupt those who exercise it. Votes: 0
John C. CalhounChicago is not the most corrupt American city. It's the most theatrically corrupt. Votes: 0
Studs TerkelCivil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiPhotographs supplant and corrupt the past, all the while creating their own memories. Votes: 0
Sally MannNow as to the behavior of the soldiers: occupations always corrupt the occupiers. Votes: 0
Yaroslav TrofimovUnlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it. Votes: 0
William Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamO, Thou hast damnable iteration; and art, indeed, able to corrupt a saint. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareI think the American government is now the most corrupt government in the world. Votes: 0
Ginger BakerA corrupt practice may be abolished, but a soiled imagination is not easily cleansed. Votes: 0
Hannah MoreDeath is the only sovereign whom no partiality can warp, and no price corrupt. Votes: 0
Charles Caleb ColtonThe Bible: a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalise mankind. Votes: 0
Thomas PaineThey wouldn't let us into Russia. They thought we'd corrupt the youth or something. Votes: 0
Freddie MercuryNations grow corrupt, love bondage more than liberty; bondage with ease than strenuous liberty. Votes: 0
John MiltonWhen men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken. Votes: 0
Benjamin DisraeliPACs corrupt the system. They handle vast amounts of money and the money corrupts. Votes: 0
Paul RyanThrough transparency we expose corruption, but then there is no action taken against the corrupt. Votes: 0
Aruna RoyKnowledge does not corrupt, unless it is arrogant; but then it is not true knowledge. Votes: 0
Elie WieselBig Business and Politics are twins, they are the monsters who kill everything, corrupt everything. Votes: 0
Anais NinPoetry is on earth to make you serene, not corrupt your mind, thoughts,or emotions Votes: 0
Lisa SeeWhen the thinking of a people becomes corrupt, the pure silver becomes impure in its hands. Votes: 0
Muhammad IqbalMemoir is not an act of history, but an act of memory, which is innately corrupt. Votes: 0
Mary KarrWriting is sacred, other activities are profane, and I don't want them to corrupt my writing. Votes: 0
Nassim Nicholas TalebHow delicious to corrupt, to stifle all semblances of virtue and religion in that young heart! Votes: 0
Marquis de SadeThere is no praise in being upright, where no one can, or tries to corrupt you. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroThe British judiciary is one of the most corrupt in the world because of politically active judges. Votes: 0
Ken LivingstoneOh, you are the kind of man who will corrupt a woman to her very last fiber. Votes: 0
Leopold von Sacher-MasochWhere the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt. Votes: 0
Felix AdlerHillary Clinton may be the most corrupt person ever to seek the presidency of the United States. Votes: 0
Donald TrumpPower does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. Votes: 0
George Bernard ShawA good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Votes: 0
Matthew McConaugheyFor this is the true strength of guilty kings, When they corrupt the souls of those they rule. Votes: 0
Matthew ArnoldIf Hip Hop has the ability to corrupt young minds, it also has the ability to Uplift them. Votes: 0
KRS-OneThose who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse. Votes: 0
Adlai E. StevensonAnger is poison. You must purge it from your mind or else it will corrupt your better nature. Votes: 0
Christopher PaoliniHowever corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel. Votes: 0
J. C. RyleNo matter how corrupt the Church may become, it carries within it the seeds of its own regeneration. Votes: 0
Dorothy DayOh! my friend, never seek to corrupt the person whom you love, it can go further than you think... Votes: 0
Marquis de SadeThe worse the man the better the soldier. If soldiers be not corrupt they ought to be made so. Votes: 0
Napoleon BonaparteNo one in Germany laughs at vice, nor do they call it the fashion to corrupt and to be corrupted. Votes: 0
TacitusAs long as we abide in Christ, our action is from Him, not from our own corrupt and broken nature. Votes: 0
Horace BushnellI believe in the law. I think we have a great system of justice. But I do think that system of justice has been corrupted by racism and classism. I think it's difficult for 'poor people' - poor white people, brown people - to be treated fairly before the law in the same way that upper-class people are. Votes: 0 Henry Louis Gates
It is standard practice for corrupt leaders who are seeking a certain political outcome to hype or manipulate a terror threat or a threat of violent domestic subversion. While sometimes the threat is manufactured, frequently the hyped threat is based on a real danger. Votes: 3 Naomi Wolf
The matter of bringing in corrupt leaders was started by [Mwai ] Kibaki, and in truth, do not be surprised if you find that the likes of William Ruto find themselves behind bars after the elections, because he has cases pending against him. Votes: 4 Raila Odinga
I don't mind being identified as any character as long as I'm doing a good job as an actor. I have done all kinds of roles - from an editor, judge, police officer, murderer to a corrupt businessman. Votes: 1 Boman Irani
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. Votes: 4 George Bernard Shaw