His worst crime was that he gave no hope to the young. - Robert Payne

It is almost a general rule that nations do not decline gradually. Instead they fall abruptly from their greatest heights.

Conquest, tyranny, treachery, and the clash of cultures bring about corrupt societies, and so does old age. Sometimes the five faces of corruption are visible at the same time.

At the heart of the mystery of corruption lies the desire of one man to impose his will on others to the largest possible extent.