Famous quotes containing the words corrupt and/or officer:
“You common cry of curs, whose breath I hate
As reek athrotten fens, whose loves I prize
As the dead carcasses of unburied men
That do corrupt my airI banish you!”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“I who have cursed
The drunken officer of British rule, how choose
Between this Africa and the English tongue I love?
Betray them both, or give back what they give?
How can I face such slaughter and be cool?
How can I turn from Africa and live?”
—Derek Walcott (b. 1930)
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