Benigno Aquino III Quotes

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I found that out when I was Attorney General in Massachusetts.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.

Send me to jail in 48 hours if I am corrupt.

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it.

Those who have more power are liable to sin more; no theorem in geometry is more certain than this.

Find the corrupt officials and then prosecute them and send them to prison!

Summon me, then; I will be the posse comitatus; I will take them to jail.

I certainly don't know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I'll prove to you that every theft is forbidden, by simply locking you up.

Oh, justice is what you're threatened with.

A crime is a crime, regardless of what collar you wear.

We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I don't believe it's always true any more. Power doesn't always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals.

I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood.

Power is always a corrupting influence.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.

Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it.

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

Everyone says corruption is everywhere, but for me it seems strange to say that and then not try to put the people guilty of that corruption away.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

The number of illegal activities were so large that one was bound to come out and lead to the uncovering of the others. Nixon was too willing to use the power of government to settle scores and get even with enemies.

It's said that 'power corrupts', but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible.

So easily do weak men put in high positions turn villains

It is weakness rather than wickedness which renders men unfit to be trusted with unlimited power.