Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.
Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.
[Lyndon Johnson was] the epitome of the unprincipled politician.
Nothing goes sour more easily than the life of pleasure.
The venal herd. [Lat., Venale pecus.]
Fidelity bought with money is overcome by money.
There are a handful of people whom money won't spoil, and we all count ourselves among them.
The Devil is like a strainer that separates the mud from the gold.
Even the incorruptible are corruptible if they cannot accept the possibility of being mistaken. Infallibility is a sin in any man. All laws can be broken and are. Often.
