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Corruption4 quotes
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men. — Lord Acton · 1887People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. — Adam Smith · 1776Law is where you buy it in this town. — Raymond Chandler · 1940The chances are that a man cannot get into congress now without resorting to arts and means that should render him unfit to go there. — Mark Twain · 1873Abuse of power1 quote
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men. — Lord Acton · 1887American politics1 quote
The chances are that a man cannot get into congress now without resorting to arts and means that should render him unfit to go there. — Mark Twain · 1873Antitrust1 quote
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. — Adam Smith · 1776Conspiracy1 quote
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. — Adam Smith · 1776Great men1 quote
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men. — Lord Acton · 1887Law1 quote
Law is where you buy it in this town. — Raymond Chandler · 1940Political corruption1 quote
The chances are that a man cannot get into congress now without resorting to arts and means that should render him unfit to go there. — Mark Twain · 1873Politics1 quote
The chances are that a man cannot get into congress now without resorting to arts and means that should render him unfit to go there. — Mark Twain · 1873Power1 quote
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men. — Lord Acton · 1887Price fixing1 quote
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. — Adam Smith · 1776Prices1 quote
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. — Adam Smith · 1776Venality of politicians1 quote
The chances are that a man cannot get into congress now without resorting to arts and means that should render him unfit to go there. — Mark Twain · 1873