“When people treat corruption as a routine part of the process, you have something far worse than wrongdoing or moral failing. You have a political cancer that breeds cynicism about democratic government and infects all of society.”
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Edward Brooke
Edward Brooke, a former United States Senator, was born on October 26, 1919, and passed away on January 3, 2015. He holds a significant place in American political history as the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate. more
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