Louis Farrakhan Quotes

Our aim should be to not allow a single corrupt politician or even a family member to enter the House.

A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.

Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem.

People do not want politicians they know to be corrupt.

I'm not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I'm not into that. You do your job, and I'll do mine.

An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.

[Defining an honest politician:] ... a bastard who will stay bought.

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.

Donations to political parties, candidates and elected officials should not be a means to gain personal or policy favours or buy access to politicians or civil servants…. Political parties, candidates and politicians should disclose assets, income and expenditure to an independent agency.

I am disturbed for instance when I read that a candidate said, 'I will not probe anybody or something like that'. You don't fight corruption by sweeping everything under the carpet, you don't.

The knife of corruption endangered the life of New York City. The scalpel of the law is making us well again.

I will be happy with certainly when the corruption index improve.

Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.

No public man can be just a little crooked.

Politicians in this country have always been for sale. That is nothing new.

There are honest journalists like there are honest politicians - they stay bought.

In Minnesota, we hold our leaders to a higher standard. We demand that the men and women we send to Washington stand above reproach and steer clear of the web of corruption, kickbacks and special favors.

It's easy not to bribe. But it's not so easy to keep a business running at the same time.

Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism.

There are, believe it or not, good politicians.

Anybody who knows me knows my vote can't be bought.

The hardest way to make a million dollars is to become a United States senator. Any vicious, impudent, brazen, shrewd, gifted person can think of an infinite number of better ways to become rich than to become a crooked politician.

Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.

Next in importance to the maintenance of the Constitution and the Union is the duty of preserving the Government free from the taint or even the suspicion of corruption.

Politicians can be bought and often are.