The United States, of course, in the late 19th century was extraordinarily corrupt.
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I think the American government is now the most corrupt government in the world.
Political corruption is endemic all over this country, in some places worse than others, right? On crime, you have all the major American cities where the crime rates at different points in their histories, have spiked dramatically.
I used to look down on the world for being corrupt, but now I adore it for the utter magnificence of that corruption.
Until the nineteen-seventies, Western countries paid little attention to corruption overseas, and bribery was seen as an unpleasant but necessary part of doing business there. In some European countries, businesses were even allowed to deduct bribes as an expense.
Everyone says corruption is everywhere, but for me it seems strange to say that and then not try to put the people guilty of that corruption away.
The United States has been a global power since late in the 19th century.
In some of the countries where we operate, there is a tradition of corruption, in which the political elites work with business in the framework of unsavory relationships.
Corruption is just another form of tyranny.
Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.
Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.
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