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Quotes on power, corruption, and integrity.

These high places quotes examine how power gets used and abused, from investigative journalism exposing Corruption in government to a comforting but questionable belief that troubled minds alone explain terrible leadership.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Mad
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Nov 07, 2020

It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact, mad. That way, all we have to do is make sure we don't put psychotics in high places and we've got the problem solved.

Quotes by Tom Wolfe

Daily
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Nov 07, 2020

The only decent daily paper of record in France is the online 'Mediapart,' which exposes graft and corruption in high places and is feared by the establishment.

Quotes by Tariq Ali

Game
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm not going to deny that knowing someone in high places can sometimes get the job done. That's the name of the game. A son or daughter of someone famous will get a break. But once they're in there, they're on their own.

Quotes by Sondra Locke

Men
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Nov 07, 2020

Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, but its end is glorious, and the universe will yet do it homage.

Quotes by Charles Simmons

Fall
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Nov 07, 2020

People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don't factor in the basic element that they're humans and, therefore, they are flawed and have weaknesses.

Quotes by Carlisle Floyd

Others note the practical advantage of knowing someone influential, while a classic reflection on integrity argues it costs real self-denial to keep it intact once you're in power. Pair with Believe and Always quotes on staying principled.

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