Before a Cat will condescendTo treat you as a trusted friend,Some little token of esteemIs needed, like a dish of cream;And you might now and then supplySome caviare, or Strassburg Pie,Some potted grouse, or salmon paste —He's sure to have his personal taste.(I know a Cat, who makes a habitOf eating nothing else but rabbit,And when he's finished, licks his pawsSo's not to waste the onion sauce.)A Cat's entitled to expectThese evidences of respect.And so in time you reach your aim,And finally call him by his name.

If there were something that Mother Nature or God could do with money, She or He would have sold immortality to the rich a long time ago.

Leaders say "no" to corruption. Anyone playing a role in governance, and is not ready to do this is not a leader.

Not every gift must you stretch your hands to take! Sometimes, just put your hands by your side and humbly and courageously say thank you!

You don't necessarily need atomic bombs to destroy a nation. Politicians who value their pockets than the life of citizens always do that every day.

Say "no" to corruption; it does not fit you! Say "no" to bad leadership; you don't fit there. Say "no" to immorality; it will only fake you! Be bold to say "no" if that is what will take your breakfast away; you will get a sweeter lunch pack for compensation sooner.

An anomaly has his own ambitions. You can try reasoning with him, but that's like using money to bribe a beast.

When the rich and the powerful rise they leave the powerless and the poor without possibility.

You could not bribe honest people, but bad people would accept bribery.

We need to show the Congress that our Government is no longer on sale to the highest bidder. It belongs to the voters.

What did “good government” really mean? Langlie and his brotherhood promised an end to political corruption. (There’s no evidence that Langlie ever even took a drink, much less a bribe.) The days of “honest graft” were over, at least for a while. But seen from another perspective—that of ordinary citizens without access to Langlie and Abram’s elite network—Langlie didn’t so much end corruption as legalize it. Langlie wasn’t opposed to a government organized around the interests of the greedy; he just didn’t want to have to break the law to serve them.

In poor countries, officials receive explicit bribes; in D.C. they get the sophisticated, implicit, unspoken promise to work for large corporations

The quest to sin always knocks at the door of the heart, but behold! You have the right and will to open your door or never to mind the knocks, no matter how intense it is!

But in Africa bureaucrats are usually too proud to accept a bribe, something I admire when I'm not the one being arrested.

To the goats, all people are equal, except for those who have treats.

Blackmail threats are e-mails from madmen.

Didn’t we all grow up understanding that bribes and payoffs - - by whatever name or rationale - - were bad. And that people were supposed to be the focal point of society, not money?

I never bought a man who wasn't for sale. -W.A. Clark, ascribed

It used to be said "Build it and they will come," now it is "Build it and bribe them in".

Every time there's elections, we hand out cash. Usually to both sides, but this time the government is going to win for sure. The opposition is in a total mess. So we just have to pay off the government, which is good for us.

Corruption is not bribery but bribery is corruption.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Every man has his price.

The universe would not be rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.