Corruption
See also: Rod Blagojevich corruption charges and George H. Ryan#Scandals, trial, and convictionSix Illinois governors have been charged with crimes during or after their governorships; four were convicted, and of those, one (Blagojevich) was the first to be impeached and removed from office.
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Famous quotes containing the word corruption:
“All religions have based morality on obedience, that is to say, on voluntary slavery. That is why they have always been more pernicious than any political organisation. For the latter makes use of violence, the former—of the corruption of the will.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)
“No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.”
—Jacob Bronowski (1908–1974)
“The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)