On the record
We are not incorruptible; on the contrary, corruption is making sensible tho' silent progress.
Source
gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “We are not incorruptible; on the contrary, corruption is making sensible tho' silent progress.”
Editor's note · Context
Beveridge reflects on the susceptibility of political figures to corruption, emphasizing a critical view of political integrity.
Share
More from Albert Beveridge
The Constitution's enemies, thus far out-pointed by its perfectly trained and harmonious supporters, could delay no longer.
Is not liberty secure with us, where the people hold all powers in their own hands, and delegate them cautiously, for short periods, to their servants, who are accountable for the smallest mal-administration?...
He has raised the American people in their own esteem, and, if the influence of truth and justice, reason and argument is not lost in Europe, he has raised the consideration of the United States in that quarter of the world....
I do not think the greatest things have been done for the world by its bookmen.
Other voices in this conversation
