And if thou freely wilt, in bribes thy coyne bestowe, both judge, and jurie will bee prest, all favor thee to showe: Yea Gods from heaven will hither come, all honor thee to doe.
Bribery Quotes
He that buyeth magistracy will seek justice.
Death’s boatman takes no bribe.
It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
It is always a temptation for a reach and lazy nation, To puff and look important and to say: “Though we know we should defeat you, we have not the time to meet you. We will therefore pay you cash to go away.” And that is called paying the Dane-geld; But we’ve proved it again […]
Tell God the truth, but give the judge money.
Every man has the price, I will bribe left and right.
Fine: A bribe paid by a rich man to escape the lawful penalty of his crime.
Honesty stands at the gate and knocks, and bribery enters in.
If power corrupts, weakness in the seat of power, with its constant necessity of deals and bribes and compromising arrangements, corrupts even more.
