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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

The United States is dangerously close to being a plutocracy. A third of the private wealth is owned by less than 5 percent of the population.