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Power, corruption and consequence

These great evil quotes weigh how power and ambition curdle into corruption, echoing timeless questions of Morality in public life.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Evil
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Nov 07, 2020

Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of 'speculation'; but which ought to be called Gambling.

Quotes by William Cobbett

Girl
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Nov 07, 2020

I never gave it that much thought to pursue acting or anything, but I would definitely be a Bond girl if they asked me. For sure - I would make a great evil Bond girl!

Quotes by Lara Stone

Government
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Nov 07, 2020

The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power.

Quotes by John Stuart Mill

Great
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Nov 07, 2020

I will not attempt to show that it would be a great evil to increase the patronage of the Executive. It is already enormously great, as every man of every party must acknowledge, if he would candidly express his sentiments.

Quotes by John C. Calhoun

Great
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Nov 07, 2020

I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.

Quotes by Chris Martin

Evil
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Nov 07, 2020

The great evil of American slavery was involuntary servitude or forced labor. I really believe that the true evil of American slavery was the narrative of racial difference that we created to justify it.

Quotes by Bryan Stevenson

Read on for reflections on the ongoing Struggle between restraint and unchecked authority, and the darker consequences that follow.

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