Conquest, tyranny, treachery, and the clash of cultures bring about corrupt societies, and so does old age. Sometimes the five faces of corruption are visible at the same time.
Robert PayneFor domination has nothing whatsoever to do with good government, and power as an end in itself destroys good government.
Robert PayneUncorrupted man, with God's blessing, advances across the fields of the universe as though he were walking down a country lane.
Robert PayneCorrupt men are always liars. Lies are their instruments, their pleasure, their solace. In time they come to believe their lies, or rather to half-believe them.
Robert Payne