Top 1200 Government Corruption Quotes & Sayings - Page 15

You need a high degree of corruption or a very big heart to love absolutely everything

The more there is scandal and corruption in Washington, the better it is for McCain, so he`s at a high point right now.

All the problems of the world - child labor, corruption - are symptoms of a spiritual disease: lack of compassion.

What I hope is if you turn on the news tonight, I want to find a way to stop all this corruption I see.

If we are to put a stop to corruption and state capture, those responsible must be brought to book.

The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. Authority over him and his art is ridiculous.

Corruption never has been compulsory; when the cities lie at the monster's feet there are left the mountains.

The chance to profit from corruption is why many authoritarian leaders seize and cling to power.

Freedom rests on a rational distrust of government; government will always use its power to benefit the incumbent administration.

I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.

In general, corruption tends to exist whenever governments have favors to extend, or something to sell.

The time to guard against corruption and tyranny is before they shall have gotten hold of us.

Americans, both politicians and voters, may have become corrupted by big government beyond redemption. A virtuous government requires a virtuous people. A frugal government requires a self-reliant people. A free country requires people who value liberty more than money.

The Government regularizes illegal slums inhabited by outsiders, but the government workers or policemen do not get permanent house in Mumbai.

We need a broad government which will make decisions, but not a national unity government, because we are divided from within.

A just cause should need no interpretation yet flounders when confronted by self- interest and corruption.

I believe this nation hungers for a spiritual revival; hungers to once again see honor placed above political expediency; to see government once again the protector of our liberties, not the distributor of gifts and privilege. Government should uphold and not undermine those institutions which are custodians of the very values upon which civilization is founded-religion, education and, above all, family. Government cannot be clergyman, teacher and patriot. It government is our servant, beholden to us.

For me, the passions and issues I care so much about are ones that lend themselves to work whether you're in government or outside of government.

I'm sick and tired of government ministers in this Labour government who simply blame other people when things go wrong.

I believe that much of the maladjustment in our societies is caused, not by malevolence and corruption, but simply by ignorance.

Senator Chris Dodd unveiled his plan to reduce corruption in the Senate. He's retiring.

Religion and virtue are the only foundations, not of republicanism and of all free government, but of social felicity under all government and in all the combinations of human society.

The most encouraging trend of our time is the widespread loss of faith in government. No longer do people look to the government as the great problem solver, economic planner, social unifier, or cultural czar. The government is more likely to be seen for what it is, a haven for grafters, liars, and would-be tyrants. Americans, like the Russians, no longer believe anything until it is officially denied.

It is correct that securing the border is a government function, but when the government fails, it has a specific and significant impact on individual landowners.

A feeble executive implies a feeble execution of the government. A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must be, in practice, a bad government.

If we had the government we deserved we would have the most righteous government, because we deserve the best - everybody does.

Truly, as the ancients taught us, there is nothing under the moon, however fine, that is not subject to corruption.

At this time of year it's easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity - the lies, the corruption, the abuse.

Real change begins with ridding Washington of corruption, of which there's plenty going around.

The truth is that the government cannot give if it does not take from somebody...It is not in the power of the government to make everybody more prosperous.

High-level corruption, inefficiency, non-governance, and policy paralysis have crippled the nation's economy.

Ethiopia did not have the same problem [of corruption]. African leaders looked at us with envy.

I think the government, if you measure it in terms of the dollars out the door, about 83 percent of the government stays open in a government shutdown. Social Security checks go out; military still exists. The FBI still chases bad guys. I think the consequences have been blown out of proportion.

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

Sedentary culture is the goal of civilization. It means the end of its lifespan and brings about its corruption.

We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.

Next to the commodities of corruption, and religion, however, Nigeria is the world capital of rumour mongering.

Freedom for the government is enslavement for the people. When the government is free the people are enslaved. When the government is contained then the people are free.

To restore and keep the public's confidence in the integrity of their government, state government and its officials must be open, honest and transparent.

I do not subscribe to the doctrine that the people are the slaves and property of their government. I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government.

The first big choice: a government with the strength to deliver stability, or a government that takes the country back to boom and bust.

Civil servants and government functionaries do not write memoirs because they hope to get more government jobs or assignments.

We exist, and are quoted, as standing proofs that a government, so modeled as to rest continually on the will of the whole society, is a practicable government.

I believe that the role of government is for the government to protect the God-given rights we have and to ensure that we live as free as possible.

If the Tea Party gets its way, there will be less government - which is great for the elites. They don't need the government.

Self-government by the whole people is the teleologic idea. The republican form of government is the noblest and the best, as it is the latest.

The day corruption charges are levelled against me, I would retire and sit at home.

When you're a mayor and you have a problem you blame the provincial government. If you are provincial government and you have a problem you blame the federal government. We don't blame the Queen any more, so once in a while we might blame the Americans.

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.

Whoever looks at America will see: the ship is powered by stupidity, corruption, or prejudice.

I want the government to resign and an emergency government to be proclaimed, preferably made up of women. They can't do worse than men.

We're not free because other people are nice, maybe other people aren't nice that day. We're free because we expect the institutions of government to work impersonally. That we expect people in government to understand they don't work for the president or the prime minister, they work for the government. And the government is always there.

The corruption doesn't cease, the crime rates don't come down, no matter which party comes to power.

There is so much corruption on so many levels of democracy that the common man is deprived of the basic rights.

Government workers often get a bad rap, but it's rare for them to receive much appreciation when government works.

The history of government regulation of food safety is one of government watchdogs chasing the horse after it's out of the barn.

Research shows the presence of women raises the standards of ethical behavior and lowers corruption.

Israel is a start-up nation, and I think it can be done in other places. I will do it outside the government. I don't need the government.

We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust.

The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.