Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 59
Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface. James Bryant Conant American Scientist More James Bryant Conant Quotes 1
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton British Historian More Lord Acton Quotes 1
While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom. Samuel Dash American Lawyer More Samuel Dash Quotes 1
The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. Tacitus Roman Historian More Tacitus Quotes 1
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently. Friedrich Nietzsche German Philosopher More Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes 1
In the year since we brought things into the open with a clean breath of fresh air at City Hall, we have learned about corrupt spending practices and unethical conflicts of interest that waste your money... and keep Dallas from being the great city of our dreams. Laura Miller American Politician More Laura Miller Quotes 0
It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty. James Monroe American President More James Monroe Quotes 0
Covetousness is both the beginning and the end of the devil's alphabet - the first vice in corrupt nature that moves, and the last which dies. Michel de Montaigne French Philosopher More Michel de Montaigne Quotes 0
Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people. Wendell Phillips American Activist More Wendell Phillips Quotes 0
Media corporations have a civic responsibility not only to prevent fraud and financial abuse, but also to not corrupt or degrade our culture. Charles W. Pickering American Judge More Charles W. Pickering Quotes 0
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins. William Pitt British Leader More William Pitt Quotes 0
People endure what they endure and they deal with it. It may corrupt them. It may lead them into all sorts of compensatory excesses. Dennis Potter British Dramatist More Dennis Potter Quotes 0
I have never intimidated the masses... I only intimidate corrupt officials. Zhu Rongji Chinese Statesman More Zhu Rongji Quotes 0
Nick plays a corrupt politician, which is kind of a redundant statement. Alan Rudolph American Director More Alan Rudolph Quotes 0
Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. George Bernard Shaw Irish Dramatist More George Bernard Shaw Quotes 0
Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. George Bernard Shaw Irish Dramatist More George Bernard Shaw Quotes 0
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. George Bernard Shaw Irish Dramatist More George Bernard Shaw Quotes 0
Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God. George Whitefield American Clergyman More George Whitefield Quotes 0
The temptations to wrong are many; they spring out of a corrupt nature. Matthew Simpson American Clergyman More Matthew Simpson Quotes 0
Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science. E. O. Wilson American Scientist More E. O. Wilson Quotes 0
Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves. Robert Anton Wilson American Writer More Robert Anton Wilson Quotes 0
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power. John Steinbeck American Author More John Steinbeck Quotes 0
The Bollywood distribution system is so corrupt that they have trouble making money off movies. So they sell shoes that an actress stepped in. If they turned up the amps some, maybe they could sell the actresses. Bruce Sterling American Writer More Bruce Sterling Quotes 0
Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse. Adlai E. Stevenson American Politician More Adlai E. Stevenson Quotes 0