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The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.

~Andrew Jackson

Topics: Against Agents Calmness Constitutional Corruption Deliberation Enough Great Hands People Power Prove Right Strong Suffrage Used Will

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Today, corruption has won and justice has lost. I brought corruption cases in good faith involving powerful people, and the political and legal establishment blatantly covered up and retaliated by targeting my law license.

~Andrew Thomas

Topics: Brought Cases Corruption Covered Establishment Faith Good Good Faith Involving Justice Law Legal License Lost People Political Powerful Powerful People Targeting Today Up Won

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The key is to somehow find a way of tackling rent-seeking, crony capitalism, and corruption - legal and illegal - and build fairer, more equal society without compromising innovation or entrepreneurship.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: Build Capitalism Compromising Corruption Entrepreneurship Equal Fairer Find Illegal Innovation Key Legal More Society Somehow Tackling Way Without

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Still, corruption and oppression are far too common threats to the democratic society.

~Anna Lindh

Topics: Common Corruption Democratic Democratic Society Far Oppression Society Still Threats Too

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Corruption never has been compulsory.

~Anthony Eden

Topics: Been Compulsory Corruption Never

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In the lead up to the Iraq war and its later conduct, I saw at a minimum, true dereliction, negligence and irresponsibility, at worse, lying, incompetence and corruption.

~Anthony Zinni

Topics: Conduct Corruption Incompetence Iraq Iraq War Irresponsibility Later Lead Lying Minimum Negligence Saw True Up War Worse

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Like most people who live in India, I complain about corruption, but know that I can live with corrupt men. It is the honest ones I secretly worry about.

~Aravind Adiga

Topics: About Complain Corrupt Corruption Honest India Know Like Live Men Most People Secretly Who Worry I Can

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned the narrative around on demonetisation very quickly by promoting the move as one way of ending systemic corruption in the country.

~Arundhati Bhattacharya

Topics: Around Corruption Country Ending Indian Minister Move Narrative One Way Prime Prime Minister Promoting Quickly Turned Very Way

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Digital is the only way to get rid of corruption and unaccounted cash.

~Arundhati Bhattacharya

Topics: Cash Corruption Digital Get Only Rid Way

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The Tour de France would make a great movie. Drugs, corruption, political chicanery, guys risking their lives - everything you need for a great sports drama.

~Asif Kapadia

Topics: Chicanery Corruption Drama Everything France Great Great Movie Guys Lives Make Movie Need Political Risking Sports Tour Would You

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