Quotes about Corrupt Practice

Henry Clay Frick

We bought the son of a bitch, but he didn't stay bought.

In 1904, candidate Theodore Roosevelt solicited campaign funds from leading businessmen. After he was elected, he was viewed to have "turned" on them since he attempted to curtail monopolistic excess, instituted regulation, and made other business reforms. This is the original remark, but another, more sanitized version appeared in New York Times and other places as: “We bought him and he did not stay bought.”

Hannah More

A corrupt practice may be abolished, but a soiled imagination is not easily cleansed.

Edward Coke

Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great.

Muhammad

Allah has cursed the one who pays bribes, the one who receives them, and the one who arranges the act between two parties.

David Brooks

If you're cutting deals with one company or another, eventually, there's going to be a quid pro quo. There's going to be a bribe. There's going to be something.

Wolfman Jack

A little mordida, here. A little mordida, there.

Wole Soyinka

Sadly however, I discovered in one particular case that a colleague went and paid the bribe on my behalf, just to get our mission fulfilled. That was painful, and it strained our friendship.

Bob Dole

When these political action committees give money, they expect something in return other than good government.

Rajiv Gandhi

We took such a beating on Bofors. As far as I know, no one from my government was involved.

William Shakespeare

Nor aught so good but strained from that fair use,
Revolts from true birth stumbling on abuse.

Steven Brill

In theory, the rules are strict enough to preclude all discretion that might corrupt the process. In practice they enable misguided, unsure, stubborn, or biased procurement officials to justify any decision.

There are 207,000 procurement personnel in the government who are required to follow the 1,600 page FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) guidelines and, in the case of the DoD, the 1,600+ page D-FARS overlay to the FAR covering military contracting.

Luther Strange

It is hard to imagine any single special interest trying to buy an office without a motive.

Arvind Kejriwal

I will keep repeating, that if you find me guilty of corruption then take the strictest action against me.

Sam Giancana

I’m hedging my bets. We got campaign contributions to both sides.

Nancy Cunningham

How can it be illegal or unethical if the most important man in Congress is doing it?

She and her husband had been flown across the country for a campaign fundraiser by a private businessman in his corporate jet. Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert was also on the flight. Her husband was censured for an ethical violation but Hastert was not.

Will Rogers

Every guy looks in his pocket and then votes.

Corrupt Practice Quotes