Except in Europe, Everett had never travelled outside the limits of his own country. But the new land toward which he was advancing held no terrors. As he understood it, the Congo was at the mercy of a corrupt "ring." In every part of the United States he had found a city in the clutch of a corrupt ring. The conditions would be the same, the methods he would use to get at the truth would be the same, the result for reform would be the same.英文原著 · 《A Question of Latitude》
You must regenerate the family before you can regenerate the nation, and the relation of husband and wife before the family; because, as long as the root is corrupt, the fruit will be corrupt also.英文原著 · 《Alexandria and her Schools》
In aristocracies rulers sometimes endeavor to corrupt the people - In democracies rulers frequently show themselves to be corrupt - In the former their vices are directly prejudicial to the morality of the people - In the latter their indirect influence is still more pernicious.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
A distinction must be made, when the aristocratic and the democratic principles mutually inveigh against each other, as tending to facilitate corruption. In aristocratic governments the individuals who are placed at the head of affairs are rich men, who are solely desirous of power. In democracies statesmen are poor, and they have their fortunes to make. The consequence is that in aristocratic States the rulers are rarely accessible to corruption, and have very little craving for money; whilst the reverse is the case in democratic nations.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
If, then, the men who conduct the government of an aristocracy sometimes endeavor to corrupt the people, the heads of a democracy are themselves corrupt. In the former case the morality of the people is directly assailed; in the latter an indirect influence is exercised upon the people which is still more to be dreaded.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
One can hardly wonder then that this general corruption has extended even to the policemen who guard the Houses of Parliament. On the other hand this vein of corruption has not extended to English politics. Unlike ours, English politics,--one hears it on every hand,--are pure. Ours unfortunately are known to be not so. The difference seems to be that our politicians will do anything for money and the English politicians won't; they just take the money and won't do a thing for it.英文原著 · 《My Discovery of England》
Hey, Dimonda, my office just charged 17 people in a massive heroin conspiracy in Rockland County, sent a corrupt mayor to prison, and indicted a serial killer.美剧 · 《Billions》
The American corruption for that became "Egg cream." Wonderful arcana.美剧 · 《Billions》
And we will continue to purge these pews until corruption has been cleansed from the Empire State.美剧 · 《Billions》
I'm here to apply for a wiretap on Chuck Rhoades, for public corruption.美剧 · 《Billions》