“Power corrupts, and there is nothing more corrupting than power exercised in secret.”~Daniel Schorr American journalist Daniel Schorr was born on this day in 1916.
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Random Quote for July 25, 2026
“It has often been said that power corrupts. But it is perhaps equally important to realize that weakness, too, corrupts. Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many. Hatred, malice, rudeness, intolerance, and suspicion are the faults of weakness. The resentment of the weak does not spring from any injustice done to them but … Continue reading Random Quote for July 25, 2026
Random Quote for April 28, 2026
“It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty.”~James Monroe American Founding Father and fifth President of the United States James Monroe was born on this day in 1758.
Random Quote for February 09, 2026
“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.”~William Henry Harrison The ninth President of the United States, William Henry Harrison, was born on this day in 1773.
Random Quote for February 05, 2026
“Whoever looks at America will see: the ship is powered by stupidity, corruption, or prejudice.”~Johann Most German-American Social Democratic, anarchist politician, newspaper editor, and orator Johann Most was born on this day in 1846.
Random Quote for November 19, 2025
“Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption.”~James A. Garfield American preacher, lawyer, soldier, and 20th President of the United States James A. Garfield was born on this day in 1831.
Random Quote for July 14, 2025
“No system in the world is so well-designed that it can’t grow stale, rigid, or corrupted by those who benefit most from it.”~Esther Dyson Swiss-born American investor, journalist, author, commentator, and philanthropist Esther Dyson was born on this day in 1951,
Random Quote for June 27, 2025
“Corruption of politics has nothing to do with the morals, or the laxity of morals, of various political personalities. Its cause is altogether a material one.”~Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist revolutionary, political activist, and writer Emma Goldman was born on this day in 1869.
Random Quote for May 28, 2025
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins.”~William Pitt British statesman William Pitt was born on this day in 1759.
Random Quote for January 25, 2025
“Corruption has its own motivations, and one has to thoroughly study that phenomenon and eliminate the foundations that allow corruption to exist.”~Eduard Shevardnadze Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat Eduard Shevardnadze was born on this day in 1928.
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