All THEODORE ROOSEVELT Quotes about “Corruption”

“When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'”
“No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and stealing a purse.”
“Compromise" is so often used in a bad sense that it is difficult to remember that properly it merely describes the process of reaching an agreement. Naturally there are certain subjects on which no man can compromise. For instance, there must be no compromise under any circumstances with official corruption, and of course no man should hesitate to say as much.”
“Under government ownership corruption can flourish just as rankly as under private ownership.”
“If we put corrupt men in public office and sneeringly acquiesce in their corruptions, then we are wrong ourselves.”
“Men with the muckrake are often indispensable to the well-being of society, but only if they know when to stop raking the muck.”

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