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“I don't care if the Koch brothers or Soros spend their money to promote one candidate or another. I care about members of Congress spending 30%-70% of their time raising money from .05% of us. Change the way we fund elections and you change the corruption.”

Ifs Way Care Brother Members Election Congress Don't Care Corruption Spending I Don't Care Candidates Fund I Care Raising Money

Author:Lawrence Lessig

“I haven't seen so much tippy-toeing around since the last time I went to the ballet. When members of the arts community were askedthis week about one of their biggest benefactors, Philip Morris, and its requests that they lobby the New York City Council on the company's behalf, the pas de deux of self- justification was so painstakingly choreographed that it constituted a performance all by itself.”

“The constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with the corruption's of time and party, its members would become despots.”

Hands Party Knowing Members Constitution Corruption Despotism Despots Tribunals Judicial Review

Book:The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private

Source: The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private

“Bob Torricelli, Democrat member of the Senate, was basically about to be thrown out of office on corruption charges, and he went to the floor of the Senate to deny everything. And we juxtaposed his denials with an attorney from someone in an action against Torricelli who was listing all of the gifts and all the bribes that Torricelli had been given and offered in exchange for policy considerations on the Senate floor. So he's on the Senate floor denying it.”

Action Given Policy Members Office Democrat Corruption Deny Denial Thrown Consideration Senate Bob Attorney Bribe

Author:Rush Limbaugh

“It goes to local authorities and even to members of Parliament so that individual citizens almost become people who want to sit and wait for their member of Parliament to come and solve the problem. Now that won't take you anywhere. And if you follow it, you will see that it feeds corruption in the country.”

People Ifs Want Country Problem Individual Waiting Citizens Members Authority Corruption Solve Locals Parliament Members Of Parliament

Author:Wangari Maathai

“All institutions are prone to corruption and to the vices of their members.”

Members Institutions Vices Corruption

Author:Morris West