In the United States though power corrupts the expectation of power paralyzes.

Goodness armed with power is corrupted and pure love without power is destroyed.

A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power.

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Because power corrupts society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption or both.

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction to wit: by consolidation of power first and then corruption its necessary consequence.

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

Well the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now.

I can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Don't blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot to answer for because it has made it impossible for Congress to reduce the corrupting influence of money on American political life.