Mikheil Saakashvili Quotes

In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.

Corruption is an endemic evil—a cultural problem, not only for Mexico but for all Latin America

We are all aware that corruption is pervasive. It operates at every level. The poor may carry its greatest burden, but it is an affliction that every Indian is desperate to be rid of.

Corruption is a true enemy to development.

Corruption is not a problem just for some countries; this is a global issue.

Corruption hits hardest at the poorest in society, those with limited or no possibilities to defend themselves. But corruption affects the whole of society as well. Decisions supposedly taken for the public good are in truth motivated by a desire for private gain and result in policies and projects that impoverish rather than enrich a country.

As you fight corruption, it fights back.

In any country, corruption tends to increase when more respectable means of social advancement break down.

Whenever there are some who have more opportunities than others, this feeds corruption.

Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which... public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours.

Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and the politicians and other compromised officials improve their bank balances.

Corruption is Africa's greatest problem. Not poverty. Not lack of riches. Not racism.

New Orleans reminds me of Romania because New Orleans is very corrupt politically.

Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.

On streets where statesmen once strolled, a never-ending stream of money now changes hands—tying the hands of those elected to lead.

Corruption is the virus that has eroded the healthy body of the party and the state. If we lower our guard and let it run wild, our party will be ruined, the people's power will be lost, and the great cause of social modernization will be forced off track.

Corruption is rampant in Pakistan and the government’s failure to control the practice has made it almost impossible to reverse the trend.

In Mafia states government officials enrich themselves and their families and friends while exploiting the money, muscle, political influence, and global connections of criminal syndicates to cement and expand their own power…Top positions in some of the world’s most profitable illicit enterprises are no longer filled only by professional criminals; they now include senior government officials, legislators, spy chiefs, heads of police departments, military officers, and, in some extreme cases, even heads of state and their families.

Corruption could lead to the collapse of the Party [Communist Party of China] and the downfall of the State.

I am calling Shaktikanta Das as a corrupt person. I am surprised that the man I got removed from the Finance Ministry for corruption was brought in as governor.

Our government is corrupt.

What happens when you get any kind of entrenched power is that it just becomes kind of corrupt and self-serving.

Corrupt bureaucrats and cops ought to dismissed or compulsorily retired from service, as they are a drain on the service. Their performance must be vigorously assessed.

The entire world is talking about a leadership crisis in India. There is monumental corruption. Investigations into cases of corruption are politically calibrated.