#bribe

I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect - it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman. ↗

— Graham Greene

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A spy, like a writer, lives outside the mainstream population. He steals his experience through bribes and reconstructs it. ↗

— John le Carre

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Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe. ↗

— Claud Cockburn

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To the goats, all people are equal, except for those who have treats. ↗

— Karin Tidbeck

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