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Robert Payne was a British novelist known for his profound insights into historical and mystical themes. His works often blend historical backgrounds with supernatural elements, enjoying great popularity among readers.

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“Corruption appears to be a universal phenomenon that lays its own imperious claims on the world, and therefore it is the duty of all nations to prepare themselves against its onslaught by taking proper precautions.”

World Nations Duty Universal Claims Lays Corruption Phenomenon Precaution

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“Sometimes societies die and putrefy long before they are pronounced dead, and sometimes men die of corruption long before they have taken to their deathbeds.”

Men Long Sometimes Dies Taken Corruption Deathbed

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“It is precisely when we help one another that we gain our victories over corruption, but the victory is assured only when we help one another with all our strength.”

Helping Victory Gains Corruption Assured

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“Conquest, tyranny, treachery, and the clash of cultures bring about corrupt societies, and so does old age. Sometimes the five faces of corruption are visible at the same time.”

Doe Sometimes Age Faces Culture Five Corruption Tyranny Old Age Visible Conquest Clash Treachery Corrupt Society

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“At the heart of the mystery of corruption lies the desire of one man to impose his will on others to the largest possible extent.”

Men Heart Lying Desire Mystery Corruption One Man

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“The second corruption of the state is oligarchy (oligos = few), in which the military elite is narrowed down to a few ruling families of immense wealth and prestige, who now openly flaunt their wealth and possessions.”

States Wealth Military Possession Corruption Elites Immense Ruling Prestige Oligarchy

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

“Historically the first philosopher to enquire deeply into the nature of corruption in society was Ibn Khaldun (1322-1406), whose wandering life was largely spent in the northern littoral of Africa at a time when kingdoms and sultanates were crumbling.”

Firsts Philosopher Corruption Kingdoms Wander Crumbling

Author:Robert Payne

“Nietzsche's accomplishment is that he permits us to see corruption from the inside.”

Corruption Accomplishment Permit

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“Naked power has its limitations, since power is a generator of corruption and corruption in its turn tends to dilute the effectiveness of power.”

Turns Corruption Naked Limitation Effectiveness Generator

Book:The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

Source: The Corrupt Society: From Ancient Greece to Present-Day America

About the Author

Born: December 4, 1911
Died: March 3, 1983
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 28

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