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It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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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

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We begin the path toward defeating Mexico's real adversary, who represents authoritarianism and the worst antidemocratic practice, who represents a return to corruption as a system and impunity as conviction. That adversary is Pena Nieto and his party. ↗

— Josefina Vazquez Mota

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In some of the countries where we operate, there is a tradition of corruption, in which the political elites work with business in the framework of unsavory relationships. ↗

— Lee R. Raymond

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There is no single field of activity, not a single institution, free of the most brutal sort of corruption. Russia has bred a world-class mafia. ↗

— David Remnick

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People talk about immigration, but they won't talk about the corruption that actually exists between Mexico and the U.S. ↗

— Robert Rodriguez

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I have never intimidated the masses... I only intimidate corrupt officials. ↗

— Zhu Rongji

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Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves. ↗