George W. Bush Quotes

Aid corrupts.

The endless money chase has given the appearance of corrupting government.

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 use of office for direct or indirect personal monetary gain

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.

Was there ever such a bare-faced corruption in any country before?

The problem with having an all-encompassing privacy law … is the protection it gives to those who don’t merit protection. [Corrupt officials]

Corruption is a punitive tax on those who can least afford it.

Abuses and perversions will of course arise and multiply in the administration of the public bounty

Corruption is the exchange of public benefits for private gain.

Corruption is a cancer on the body of development.

I could never have any corruption from the state because I never had any business with the state.

I can tolerate anything but corruption and nepotism.

Corruption is the by-product of discretion when there is scope for interpretation of policies.

When public officials turn to financial gain for official acts, we have no choice but to prosecute.

For too long executive officials, businesspeople and hangers-on have enjoyed this private casino, using the payments into Fifa's account to fund their lavish lifestyles.

Corruption in government is an overwhelming problem.

You can't take money from the taxpayers out of the treasury to give it to pay off your political donors. That's corruption to do that.

Corruption is one of the most common reasons I hear in views that criticize aid.

We do many things at the federal level that would be considered dishonest and illegal if done in the private sector.

Conflict of interest and lack of transparency, though they are global features as we saw post-Iraq, almost define Indian cricket.

In the year since we brought things into the open with a clean breath of fresh air at City Hall, we have learned about corrupt spending practices and unethical conflicts of interest that waste your money... and keep Dallas from being the great city of our dreams.

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

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

The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.