Corrupt Leadership Quotes

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.

When I reflect on the pompous titles bestowed on unworthy men, I feel an indignity that instructs me to despise the absurdity. The Honourable plunderer of his country, or the Right Honourable murderer of mankind, create such a contrast of ideas as exhibit a monster rather than a man. Virtue is inflamed at the violation, and sober reason calls it nonsense.

Clever tyrants are never punished.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.

All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same hashish they give out.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Should look forward to a time, and that not a distant one, when corruption in this, as in the country from which we derive our origin, will have seized the heads of government, and be spread by them through the body of the people; when they will purchase the voices of the people, and make them pay the price.

The worst government is the most moral.

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him.

Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins.

Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

Power tends to isolate those who hold too much of it. Eventually, they lose touch with reality ... and fall.

If the chief party ... be corrupt, you must follow their humor and indulge them, and in that case honesty and virtue are pernicious.

Power tends to corrupt if you're there too long.

It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this.

In every age the vilest specimens of human nature are to be found among demagogues.

Rather than abide by the rule of law, Maduro and his cronies follow mafia-style practices, intimidating the opposition by targeting their family members.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.

Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.

Power is a disease one has no desire to be cured of.

As for antichrist occupying the papal chair, it is evident that a pope living contrary to Christ, like any other perverted person, is called, by common consent, antichrist.

Men are still men. The despot's wickedness Comes of ill teaching, and of power's excess,-- Comes of the purple he from childhood wears, Slaves would be tyrants if the chance were theirs.

The boss of all bosses operates like a shifty-eyed precinct captain on the make ... These are activities on would expect of a small-time ward heeler, not a figure of such influence and stature.

Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself.