Corrupt

Famous quotes containing the word corrupt:

“‘The old order changeth, yielding place to new
And God fulfils Himself in many ways,
Lest one good custom should corrupt the world.”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

“Suspicion is not less an enemy to virtue than to happiness; he that is already corrupt is naturally suspicious, and he that becomes suspicious will quickly be corrupt.”
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)

“And then, Sir, there is this consideration, that if the abuse be enormous, Nature will rise up, and claiming her original rights, overturn a corrupt political system.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)