The corrupt, when found out, become especially good moralists.

Throughout the history of Christianity, there had been a core of belief that man was not doomed to be everlastingly corrupt.

The corrupt man is nearly always rootless, deeply aware of his rootlessness.

Historically the first philosopher to enquire deeply into the nature of corruption in society was Ibn Khaldun (1322-1406), whose wandering life was largely spent in the northern littoral of Africa at a time when kingdoms and sultanates were crumbling.

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.

It is precisely when we help one another that we gain our victories over corruption, but the victory is assured only when we help one another with all our strength.

The corrupt, when found out, become especially good moralists.