Political Corruption Quotes

• One of the necessary accompaniments of capitalism in a democracy is political corruption.

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  Upton Sinclair

  Political   Democracy   Corruption  

  Upton Sinclair (2016). “The Jungle”, p.387, First Avenue Editions

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• It's interesting that these themes of crime and political corruption are always relevant.

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  Martin Scorsese

  Interesting   Political   Corruption  

  Interview with John Scott Lewinski, www.askmen.com.

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• In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

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  Charles de Gaulle

  Freedom   Political Will   Order  

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• The Tea Party represents stakeholders in the American system; people who were never involved in politics or thought they had to be, yet realized that political corruption and incompetence threatened not only their families, but the future of the nation itself.

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  Tammy Bruce

  Party   People   Political  

  "Why Tea Party women lead the charge" by Tammy Bruce, www.theguardian.com. October 19, 2010.

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• A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

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  Edward Abbey

  Inspirational   Country   Freedom  

  Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.17, RosettaBooks

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• 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.

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  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Education   Children   Growing Up  

  Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.63, Penguin

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• All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

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  George Orwell

  Funny   Sarcastic   Sarcasm  

  Animal Farm ch. 10 (1945) See Bierce 141

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• Brazil has a lot of issues that are similar to a lot of countries in Latin America, but the dominant issue Brazil is dealing with is poverty and political corruption.

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  Morena Baccarin

  Country   Latin   America  

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.

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  Oscar Ameringer

  Life   Witty   Art  

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• Political corruption is to Rhode Islanders as smog is to people who live in Los Angeles: nobody complains of its absence, but when it rolls around everyone feels right at home.

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  Philip Gourevitch

  Home   People   Political  

  "Can You Forgive Him?" by Philip Gourevitch, www.newyorker.com. September 2, 2002.

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• When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.

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  P. J. O'Rourke

  Witty   Funny Inspirational   Government  

  P J O'Rourke (1992). “Parliament of Whores-Open Mark”, Vintage Books USA

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