Randy Duke Cunningham Quotes

The spree of big money campaigning—and the corruption that goes with it—seems guaranteed to worsen …. Campaign money handlers will keep pushing the limits wherever and however they can—and the integrity of our electoral system will pay the price.

And when the guy [politician] says “Yes, I took money, but it didn’t influence my vote”? Oh, come on. The company that’s giving you the money thinks it is going to influence the vote. Why else would they give you the money?

Congress leaders will now come to offer you money. I suggest you take the money but don't vote for them.

Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns.

The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned about, involves the putative sale of votes in exchange for campaign contributions.

Corruption is the principle source of financing political parties..

It challenges a linguist to define modern campaign contributions as something other than bribery.

The abuse of buying and selling votes crept in and money began to play an important part in determining elections.

We need 50 more Jack Abramoffs.

This [political fundraising] is a very sophisticated system … This is a legalized bribery system where no one has to say anything. I don’t have to say what I want—you [the politician] know what I want.

Our supple tribes repress their patriot throats, And ask no questions but the price of votes..

If the presidential nominating process were an international sports competition, one would assume that top officials of both parties were taking envelopes of cash from town chairs in Durham and precinct captains in Waterloo.

Rarely do political contributions lead to direct quid pro quo transactions - donations for votes - and those that cross this line normally get caught.

My view on candidates on money is unless it's proven that the donor stole the money, the campaign keeps the money.

What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is, not money, but votes.

If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money.

William Andrews Clark was caught in a bribery scandal during a campaign for the U.S. Senate - he was said to describe the Montana legislators this way: 'I never bought a man who wasn't for sale.'

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.

Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with.

No one gives away their vote for free if somebody will pay for it.

We have to have campaign contributions to apprise the public about our qualifications.

If fifty dollars will purchase the vote of one Supervisor, the votes of how many supervisors will three hundred and fifty dollars purchase?

Special interests and Congress are too closely connected and the ties that bind are the millions spent on campaigns.

The way you have to campaign in this country is you have to beg for money from the very people who need to be brought under control.

Politicians can be bought and often are.