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

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.

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

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.

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

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

In the Middle Ages the king offered protection to his subjects in return for their loyalty, and the subjects were doubly protected, for the church also sheltered them. The need for shelter - for a father image that cares and will hopefully provide and give some meaning to human lives - remains as real as it was in the Middle Ages, but modern technocracy has no place for either the father or the church and provides no substitute.