Unlawful Gains Quotes

Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.

I could not afford to hang men for votes.

All amassing of wealth or hoarding of wealth above and beyond one's legitimate needs is theft.

Many scammers are only using personal checks for payment because they can take the money and run.

The Reagan people want four more years, but the way they're going some of them will get ten to twenty.

Don't buy a single vote more than necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.

Nothing is more important than the issue of bribery, corruption, and illicit payments. This plague puts a premium on illegal activity while ignoring price and quality. It is impossible to develop confidence in an international trading system when bribery and corruption are such prevalent aspects of many economies in the world.

On 106 occasions, bribes were offered or discussed. On 105 of those occasions, the public official involved accepted the bribe. And on the other occasion, he turned it down because he didn't think the amount was large enough.

Aid corrupts.

British authorities were … outraged that Colonial merchants had made illicit fortunes by supplying French forces during the 7 Years War.

No one involved in corruption will be spared, no matter who they are, I assure you. Whether a minister, a prince, or anyone. Anyone who is guilty of corruption will be held accountable.

''Corruption is corruption -- it cannot be excused and it cannot be overlooked

In short, corruption destroys the 'deal' - the bargain - between the citizen and the state; and it harms the poorest most.

In a word, everything is for sale, anything can be bought in our country. And in this flow, he who holds the slightest cover of public authority uses it illegally to acquire money, goods, prestige or to avoid obligations. The right to be recognized by a public servant, to have one's children enrolled in school, to obtain medical care, etc. ...are all subject to this tax which, though invisible, is known and expected by all.

For the record, I've never taken a bung in my life. I might have enjoyed a meal or a bottle of wine on an agent or two but that is it. I was earning £1.5m a year, so I didn't need a little bit extra from an agent. It would have been madness.

Corruption hits hardest at the poorest in society, those with limited or no possibilities to defend themselves. But corruption affects the whole of society as well. Decisions supposedly taken for the public good are in truth motivated by a desire for private gain and result in policies and projects that impoverish rather than enrich a country.

Corruption could lead to the collapse of the Party [Communist Party of China] and the downfall of the State.

I have been denounced for passive corruption without having received anything of value. Where is the concrete proof that I received something of value?

We did not get any money from the early records. It was all taken by crooked managers. It is just a gangster's paradise.

True, some land was bought by a few Cabinet Ministers. They bought the land. No minister, to my knowledge acquired land which was meant for resettlement.

I've never taken a bung, and I've never been approached to take one.

There is something about inside information which seems to paralyse a man's reasoning powers.

I've never had a penny through oil deals and no one has produced a shred of evidence that I have.

We have a lot of poverty and a great deal of money coming into the country. This is a recipe for corruption. We have just prosecuted high government officials for corruption for the first time in Afghan history.

Well-gotten wealth may lose itself, but the ill-gotten loses its master also.