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.

Sometimes societies die and putrefy long before they are pronounced dead, and sometimes men die of corruption long before they have taken to their deathbeds.

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.

A totalitarian dictatorship cannot explain; it can only suppress.

A nation's wealth is too serious a matter to be left to the wealthy. The riches of a nation belong to all, to be shared among all for the general welfare.

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.

All is forgiven to kings and popes. History grants them immunity, even a full pardon, even when they admit their crimes and glory in them.