Uncorrupted man, with God's blessing, advances across the fields of the universe as though he were walking down a country lane.

The second corruption of the state is oligarchy (oligos = few), in which the military elite is narrowed down to a few ruling families of immense wealth and prestige, who now openly flaunt their wealth and possessions.

Fragmentation occurs when a civilization is in decline.

At the heart of the mystery of corruption lies the desire of one man to impose his will on others to the largest possible extent.

It is no more rational to have lawyers in positions of power than it would be to have garbage collectors in positions of power. And in human terms garbage collectors would be preferable.

Naked power has its limitations, since power is a generator of corruption and corruption in its turn tends to dilute the effectiveness of power.

Nietzsche's accomplishment is that he permits us to see corruption from the inside.