Quotes about Corruption
When extraordinary power and extraordinary pay are allotted to any individual in a government, he becomes the center, round which every kind of corruption generates and forms.
— Thomas Paine
The descent to hell is easy and those who begin by worshipping power, soon worship evil.
— CS Lewis
Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.
— James Madison
With the tools of democracy, democracy was murdered and lawlessness made "legal." Raw power ruled, and its only real goal was to destroy all other powers besides itself.
— Eric Metaxas
Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of the womb.
— Nadine Gordimer
If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.
— Will Rogers
Politics is applesauce.
— Will Rogers
If you ever injected truth into politics you would have no politics.
— Will Rogers
As the most extravagant errors were received among the established articles of their faith, so the most infamous vices obtained in their practice, and were indulged not only with impunity, but authorized by the sanction of their laws.
— David Brainerd
An institute run with such knavish imbecility that if it were not the work of God it would not last a fortnight.
— Hilaire Belloc
Through pride the devil became the devil. Pride leads to every vice, it's the complete anti-God state of mind.
— CS Lewis
Sin defies God, utterly corrupts each individual, corrodes all social relationships, and issues in death.
— DA Carson