Donald T. Regan Quotes

Corruption is the exchange of public benefits for private gain.

I'm very interested in how corruption works - and it's not necessarily the way one might expect.

We must rid the country of corruption, cronyism and nepotism.

Corruption in Saudi Arabia is quite different from corruption in most other countries, as it is not limited to a 'bribe' in return for a contract, or expensive gift for the family member of a government official or prince, or use of a private jet that is charged to the government so a family can go on vacation.

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.

Contracting corruption has been around since the construction of the Appian Way.

Corruption is becoming more and more sophisticated in our societies. In the institutions we are talking about, the people who are corrupt are actually the ones who set up these institutions

Tolerance of corruption, explicit and implicit, has made it impossible to govern…. We need absolute transparency of all the assets of government officials.

There's corruption in many parts of the world.

The real cost of corruption in government, whether it is local, state, or federal, is a loss of the public trust.

Corruption is found everywhere. I admit there is some corruption in my staff - not me.

Corruption has seeped into every section of life.

Corruption in government is an overwhelming problem.

Corruption has reached an unacceptable level. It devours resources that could be devoted to the citizens. It impedes the proper carrying out of market rules and penalizes the honest and capable.

Corruption exists everywhere.

Public office is supposed to be a public trust. This is a clear sign of the rampant corruption at the highest levels of the Republican leadership.

Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money!

Public corruption is the FBI's top criminal priority. The threat - which involves the corruption of local, state, and federally elected, appointed, or contracted officials - strikes at the heart of government, eroding public confidence and undermining the strength of our democracy.

All institutions are prone to corruption and to the vices of their members.

Despite high profile examples of local authorities been tried, convicted, and sometimes even executed for corruption, many officials simply calculate that the payoff for malfeasance is worth the risk of being caught.

Corruption is a very lucrative business.

Aid corrupts.

The Mexican government has been corrupt for 140 years.

The hanky-panky in public service that really matters is about money and not sex.

All governments are more or less corrupt.