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Look, we know we screwed up when we were in the majority. We fell in love with power. We spent way too much money - especially on earmarks. There was too much corruption when we ran this place. We were guilty. And that's why we lost.

~Eric Cantor

Topics: Corruption Fell Guilty Know Look Lost Love Majority Money Much Place Power Ran Screwed Spent Too Too Much Too Much Money Up Way Were Why

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I'm going to go after crime and corruption wherever it is. But I did focus particularly on the need to restore public confidence in essential institutions of both the public and private sector.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: After Both Confidence Corruption Crime Did Essential Focus Go Going Institutions Need Particularly Private Private Sector Public Restore Sector Wherever

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My actual statement during the campaign was I want to be the sheriff of Wall Street, Albany and Main Street. I'm going to go after crime and corruption, wherever it is.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Actual After Campaign Corruption Crime Go Going Main Main Street Sheriff Statement Street Wall Wall Street Want Wherever

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Throughout my career, I have made rooting out public corruption a top priority.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Career Corruption Made Out Priority Public Rooting Throughout Top

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If you have faith in the public sector, as I do, you must be the harshest critic of corruption, waste and fraud in government.

~Eric Schneiderman

Topics: Corruption Critic Faith Fraud Government Must Public Public Sector Sector Waste You

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We come out of Jewish-refugee, Holocaust stock, which means that our predecessors fled and we learned that systems of power are vulnerable to corruption and can treat the defenseless in a destructive fashion.

~Eugene Jarecki

Topics: Come Corruption Destructive Fashion Holocaust Learned Means Our Out Power Predecessors Stock Systems Treat Vulnerable Which

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A vibrant civil society can challenge those in power by documenting corruption or uncovering activities like the murder of political enemies. In democracies, this function is mostly performed by the media, NGOs or opposition parties.

~Evgeny Morozov

Topics: Activities Challenge Civil Civil Society Corruption Democracy Enemies Function Like Media Mostly Opposition Parties Performed Political Power Society Those Vibrant Ngos

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We mustn't hesitate to cut corruption at its roots.

~Felipe Vi Of Spain

Topics: Corruption Cut Hesitate Roots

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I have a very steadfast tendency to parent myself, to monitor my development into the person I want to be. I've tried to keep the corruption minimal.

~Fiona Apple

Topics: Corruption Development Keep Minimal Monitor Myself Parent Person Steadfast Tendency Tried Very Want

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The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity.

~Frank Serpico

Topics: Against Been Believe Case Children Corruption Dignity Easy End Families Fight Friends Holding Holding On In The End Justice Never Our Pay Price Self Toll Well Will Worth I Believe

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