Corruption does not so much rot the masses: it poisons Cong… - Wendell Phillips

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Corruption does not so much rot the masses: it poisons Congress. Credit-Mobilier and money rings are not housed under thatched roofs: they flaunt at the Capitol. As usual in chemistry, the scum floats uppermost.

Wendell Phillips

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Wendell Phillips (29 November 1811 – 2 February 1884), born in Boston, Massachusetts, was an American abolitionist, advocate of Native American rights, and orator.

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