Quotes About Corruption

All this money washing around Washington and all of these contributions taint all of us.

Everybody says that they're against the special interests. I'm the only one the special interests don't give any money to.

The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to Vespasian's tax on ordure.]

I'm going to publicly challenge the biggest names in religion to repent and give back the money they've ripped off from the poor.

And, you know, money is - the money edge is really dangerous to democracy. Because what you have right now - people have said to me that, look, you'll always be outspent, so how can you ever win?

Sometimes I think that all mankind exist but to be bought and sold: The rich man's paramour is gold, the poor man's goddess, gold, gold, gold.

It's all about greed and money and it's the driving force in Hollywood.

There's sort of a chilling effect on non-profits and the media and a lot of other places because the establishment is so powerful. That's where the money is.

You've got to just follow the money [in Washington]. You see it. There's no countervailing power.

Every organization, no matter who it is, just follow the money.

We're talking tens of thousands, millions, nobody gives you that kind of money without an expectation for it. It has to be paid back somehow. You pay it back with policy.

It's all about raising more money. And they have to keep this alive, so Hillary [Clinton] got cheated.

I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.

But it is a pretty thing to see what money will do!

Washington's a cesspool of money.

Why give you the cure when the disease makes money?

He's earned all his money himself, with his fists. He didn't steal it like the rest of our politicians. And he'll be less tempted to steal if he gets in the chair.

A cynic had defined aid as simply the system by which poor white people in rich countries gave money to rich black people in poor countries to put into Swiss bank accounts.

I think money in general hurts all sports.

Democracy is held captive, not just by money, but by ideas - the ideas that money buys.

Lack of money is the root of all evil.

...without money you cannot fight money.

In capitalist nation, all is decided by money.

When it is a question of money everybody is of the same religion.