“Is not the semblance of guilt, however slight the tinge, already a corruption?”
“Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power.”
“If allowed to be, the heart is self-policing, and a reasonable measure of guilt guards against corruption.”
“If corruption had already taken root, then good seeds must be preserved.”
“A woman will never fall in love with a man who doesn’t dominate her, however slightly.”
“...when the laws have ceased to be executed, as this can only come from the corruption of the republic, the state is already lost.”