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35 quotesDemocracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
Democracy
George Bernard Shaw
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Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.
Power
George Bernard Shaw
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Communism is the corruption of a dream of justice.
Communism and Socialism
Adlai E. Stevenson
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Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely.
Power
Adlai E. Stevenson
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Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse.
Politicians and Politics
Adlai E. Stevenson
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
Law and Lawyers
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.
Misfortunes
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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The more corrupt the state, the more laws.
Law and Lawyers
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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Peace is the happy natural state of man; war is corruption and disgrace.
Peace
James Thomson
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Our manners have been corrupted by communication with the saints.
Saints
Henry David Thoreau
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun