Corruption/philosophy

Famous quotes containing the words corruption and/or philosophy:

““Our earth is degenerate in these latter days. Bribery and corruption are common. Children no longer obey their parents. . . . The end of the world is evidently approaching.” Sound familiar? It is, in fact, the lament of a scribe in one of the earliest inscriptions to be unearthed in Mesopotamia, where Western civilization was born.”
—C. John Sommerville (20th century)

“Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)