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I'm running for governor because I'm sick and tired of all of this political garbage just like you are, i'm tired of our freedoms being taken from us and I'm tired of the corruption that is rampant in our state government. – Ammon Bundy	Found on CNN 2 years ago
This case has been linked to the law that bans all those who are connected with the Foundation for Fighting Corruption from getting elected. – Lawyer Yevgeny Smirnov	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Part of giving people hope is having a very specific commitment to rooting out corruption in the region. – Vice President Harris	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We have a web of corruption and lies that affect one of the highest offices in our land and it's time for a change. – Jeb Bush	Found on CNN 2 years ago
What happened on the 4th of August here in Lebanon is that the corruption literally exploded in our faces, it( the port) is a microcosm of the whole Lebanese system. It is based on bribery. It is based on patronage. I consider this to be a place operated by a mafia. – Riad Kobaissi	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Here I reiterate Iraq's call, which we have previously issued at the United Nations General Assembly, for the formation of an international coalition to fight corruption along the lines of the international coalition against ISIS, terrorism can only be eliminated by draining its sources of funding based on corruption money as a political economy of violent. – Barham Salih	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The practice of electing not only teacher union members but retired superintendents and family members to school boards is becoming a common practice in Illinois, and it presents a very high conflict of interest in board decisions and negotiations. Not only does it encourage above-normal pay increases and benefits. It allows corruption and nepotism to flourish. – Lennie Jarratt	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
For decades, Congress abused the trust and faith of the American people by handing out earmarks to well-connected businesses, campaign donors, and others who could afford a high-priced lobbyist, those backroom deals led to corruption and waste, and bought votes in Congress for unpopular legislation. – Marco Rubio	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The public rarely pays attention to these stories because they already assume this level of corruption is happening. – Ben Page	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Our lawsuit demonstrated for the first time that the Emoluments Clauses, centuries-old anti-corruption protections embedded in the Constitution, can be enforced and that Emoluments Clauses mean federal officials can not accept anything of value from foreign or domestic governments, the Supreme Court's decision. – Karl Racine	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I see Trump as a fighter for the people that actually work and put the backbone into this country, his legacy will be remembered by me as a great man that took on the corruption in this country. – Will Williams	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Maduro himself has little power; his survival reflects that those in his military and government with the power to act, are sufficiently implicated in years of the corruption of the Chavista system, for the moment, they fear the fallout from seeking to replace him by a democratic government – or a more competent authoritarian one – more than they fear the consequences of his bad policies. – Evan Ellis	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
So I think that, in the end, I have no regrets about how things turned out. Yes, I left the military unforeseen. I had every intention staying on -- going on to war college. But I think my role may have been, in certain ways, more important in that I was able to do my part -- defend this nation in a very meaningful manner and expose corruption by the chief executive. – Alexander Vindman	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Whenever theres a discrepancy between official rates and black market rates, corruption thrives. By manipulating foreign exchange, the Iranian central bank can divert the difference in rates to fund other projects, put another way, if foreign companies and correspondent banks pay the official exchange rate in their business with Iran, they will be paying six times as much in dollars. Literally, that means more than 83 percent could go to the Revolutionary Guards, while only 17 percent goes to legitimate purposes. – Michael Rubin	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The union has had a problem with fraud, embezzlement and corruption, there are a few bad apples and those people have been convicted. – Attorney Matthew Schneider	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Every American who cares about our constitutional system and free and fair elections should demand a full adjudication on the merits and a remedy for the corruption that has occurred, whether in court or state legislatures. – Jenna Ellis	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
You have extracted a Black city out of a county and said the only one that I have fault against is the city of Detroit, where 80 % of the people who reside here are African Americans. Shame on you, shame on you for leading to this level of corruption. You have disavowed your right to even sit in the seat that you occupy. You are a disgrace as it relates to the ability to have a free and impartial election in this nation. – Wendell Anthony	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The first step is more accountability. The government needs to be able to fire anyone officials, law enforcement engaging in the corruption and the cycle of violence, the connection between organized crime and the government is so obvious that it is sickening. I dont believe in violence, but I believe in being able to protect my family. – Julian LeBaron	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
He refuses to look at a mountain of corruption dishonesty. We win ! – City Commissioner Al Schmidt	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It's all fixed, there's so much corruption going on in the vote count. – Randy Tovichi	Found on CNN 3 years ago
There's so much corruption going on in the vote count. – Randy Tovichi	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Justice should never shake hands with corruption. – Ryan Pack	added by anonymous 3 years ago
[W]henever the Legislators endeavor to take away, and destroy the Property of the People, or to reduce them to Slavery under Arbitrary Power, they put themselves into a state of War with the People, who are thereupon absolved from any farther Obedience, and are left to the common Refuge, which God hath provided for all Men, against Force and Violence. Whensoever therefore the Legislative shall transgress this fundamental Rule of Society; and either by Ambition, Fear, Folly or Corruption, endeavor to grasp themselves, or put into the hands of any other an Absolute Power over the Lives, Liberties, and Estates of the People; By this breach of Trust they forfeit the Power, the People had put into their hands, for quite contrary ends, and it devolves to the people, who have a Right to resume their original Liberty. – John Locke	added by Normando 3 years ago
No man who is corrupt, no man who condones corruption in others, can possibly do his duty by the community. – Theodore Roosevelt	added by Normando 3 years ago

I'm running for governor because I'm sick and tired of all of this political garbage just like you are, i'm tired of our freedoms being taken from us and I'm tired of the corruption that is rampant in our state government.

– Ammon Bundy

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This case has been linked to the law that bans all those who are connected with the Foundation for Fighting Corruption from getting elected.

– Lawyer Yevgeny Smirnov

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Part of giving people hope is having a very specific commitment to rooting out corruption in the region.

– Vice President Harris

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We have a web of corruption and lies that affect one of the highest offices in our land and it's time for a change.

– Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
2 years ago

What happened on the 4th of August here in Lebanon is that the corruption literally exploded in our faces, it( the port) is a microcosm of the whole Lebanese system. It is based on bribery. It is based on patronage. I consider this to be a place operated by a mafia.

– Riad Kobaissi

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Here I reiterate Iraq's call, which we have previously issued at the United Nations General Assembly, for the formation of an international coalition to fight corruption along the lines of the international coalition against ISIS, terrorism can only be eliminated by draining its sources of funding based on corruption money as a political economy of violent.

– Barham Salih

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The practice of electing not only teacher union members but retired superintendents and family members to school boards is becoming a common practice in Illinois, and it presents a very high conflict of interest in board decisions and negotiations. Not only does it encourage above-normal pay increases and benefits. It allows corruption and nepotism to flourish.

– Lennie Jarratt

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

For decades, Congress abused the trust and faith of the American people by handing out earmarks to well-connected businesses, campaign donors, and others who could afford a high-priced lobbyist, those backroom deals led to corruption and waste, and bought votes in Congress for unpopular legislation.

– Marco Rubio

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The public rarely pays attention to these stories because they already assume this level of corruption is happening.

– Ben Page

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Our lawsuit demonstrated for the first time that the Emoluments Clauses, centuries-old anti-corruption protections embedded in the Constitution, can be enforced and that Emoluments Clauses mean federal officials can not accept anything of value from foreign or domestic governments, the Supreme Court's decision.

– Karl Racine

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I see Trump as a fighter for the people that actually work and put the backbone into this country, his legacy will be remembered by me as a great man that took on the corruption in this country.

– Will Williams

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Maduro himself has little power; his survival reflects that those in his military and government with the power to act, are sufficiently implicated in years of the corruption of the Chavista system, for the moment, they fear the fallout from seeking to replace him by a democratic government – or a more competent authoritarian one – more than they fear the consequences of his bad policies.

– Evan Ellis

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

So I think that, in the end, I have no regrets about how things turned out. Yes, I left the military unforeseen. I had every intention staying on -- going on to war college. But I think my role may have been, in certain ways, more important in that I was able to do my part -- defend this nation in a very meaningful manner and expose corruption by the chief executive.

– Alexander Vindman

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Whenever theres a discrepancy between official rates and black market rates, corruption thrives. By manipulating foreign exchange, the Iranian central bank can divert the difference in rates to fund other projects, put another way, if foreign companies and correspondent banks pay the official exchange rate in their business with Iran, they will be paying six times as much in dollars. Literally, that means more than 83 percent could go to the Revolutionary Guards, while only 17 percent goes to legitimate purposes.

– Michael Rubin

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The union has had a problem with fraud, embezzlement and corruption, there are a few bad apples and those people have been convicted.

– Attorney Matthew Schneider

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Every American who cares about our constitutional system and free and fair elections should demand a full adjudication on the merits and a remedy for the corruption that has occurred, whether in court or state legislatures.

– Jenna Ellis

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

You have extracted a Black city out of a county and said the only one that I have fault against is the city of Detroit, where 80 % of the people who reside here are African Americans. Shame on you, shame on you for leading to this level of corruption. You have disavowed your right to even sit in the seat that you occupy. You are a disgrace as it relates to the ability to have a free and impartial election in this nation.

– Wendell Anthony

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The first step is more accountability. The government needs to be able to fire anyone officials, law enforcement engaging in the corruption and the cycle of violence, the connection between organized crime and the government is so obvious that it is sickening. I dont believe in violence, but I believe in being able to protect my family.

– Julian LeBaron

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

He refuses to look at a mountain of corruption dishonesty. We win !

– City Commissioner Al Schmidt

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It's all fixed, there's so much corruption going on in the vote count.

– Randy Tovichi

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There's so much corruption going on in the vote count.

– Randy Tovichi

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Justice should never shake hands with corruption.

– Ryan Pack

added by anonymous
3 years ago

[W]henever the Legislators endeavor to take away, and destroy the Property of the People, or to reduce them to Slavery under Arbitrary Power, they put themselves into a state of War with the People, who are thereupon absolved from any farther Obedience, and are left to the common Refuge, which God hath provided for all Men, against Force and Violence. Whensoever therefore the Legislative shall transgress this fundamental Rule of Society; and either by Ambition, Fear, Folly or Corruption, endeavor to grasp themselves, or put into the hands of any other an Absolute Power over the Lives, Liberties, and Estates of the People; By this breach of Trust they forfeit the Power, the People had put into their hands, for quite contrary ends, and it devolves to the people, who have a Right to resume their original Liberty.

– John Locke

added by Normando
3 years ago

No man who is corrupt, no man who condones corruption in others, can possibly do his duty by the community.

– Theodore Roosevelt

added by Normando
3 years ago

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