Chester A. Crocker Quotes

We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust.

We must reduce corruption to its fair proportions.

If we are to put a stop to corruption and state capture, those responsible must be brought to book.

We have realized that corruption is rife, and we are going to address it. We are going to root out corruption, and that is a promise I can make.

No one can end it, but incidents of corruption can be reduced.

No entrepreneur ever publicly admits to bribing, but few dare to openly claim they don't, either.

I want to rid the country of corruption and return our economic environment.

Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem.

I see corruption as a mortal enemy for young democracies.

It's easy not to bribe. But it's not so easy to keep a business running at the same time.

We need a tougher enforcement program and, most importantly, we need to fix the badly broken ethics system.

We're doing a lot about corruption... it takes a long time and we are doing the right measures. It took 20 years for the system under successive military governments to become so corrupt, so it will take time to bring it under control.

Nobody is immune to corruption. The difference is in how the society responds to corruption. Are the corrupt in jail as they are in Israel and most democracies. Or are they leaders in the government as in Palestine under the PLO.

Corruption undermines public confidence in our country and institutions. It is a huge cost to the economy. Combating it will take courage, determination and perseverance. The most effective means of doing it is by creating a climate not receptive to corruption.

Nothing is more important than the issue of bribery, corruption, and illicit payments. This plague puts a premium on illegal activity while ignoring price and quality. It is impossible to develop confidence in an international trading system when bribery and corruption are such prevalent aspects of many economies in the world.

Anti-corruption is a core constitutional value. It always has been.

Corruption is one of the high priorities of my agenda.

Corruption has to be removed from the whole country.

The damage caused by corruption is just as real in Angola and Azerbaijan as it is in Atlanta and Albuquerque, and it's our obligation to advance the rule of law wherever our laws apply.

You don't have to destroy an entire industry to rid it of corruption.

Ethiopia did not have the same problem [of corruption]. African leaders looked at us with envy.

Corruption is not a Canadian value!

I will be happy with certainly when the corruption index improve.

Financial institutions, the corporate world and civil society - all must uphold high standards of probity in their working. Only a genuine partnership between the Government and its people can bring about positive change to create a just society.

When it comes to governments and corporations, we should demand that less is secret. That's where corruption flowers.