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"The local police are worse than us at taking bribes… every officer from the highest to the lowest is doing their best to take bribes''.
Police officer recruited in Kabul
The Daily Telegraph, UK; 27 February 2007.
"Morals have become a key problem in our society, especially official corruption… It stems from the remnants of the Cultural Revolution".
Danchoe Triley, a delegate to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from Tibet
South China Morning Post, China; 9 March 2007.
"’I turned some very tricky corners, to put it mildly’ that ‘kept Mr B out of a great deal of trouble he would have been in had I said all I knew'”.
David Mills on payments he received for evidence he gave in Italian courts regarding the media empire of Silvio Berlusconi
The Independent, UK; 13 March 2007.
"The losses that accrue from a culture of permissiveness with respect to corruption include a loss of revenue, trust, values, credibility, legitimacy, democratic ethos and impulse within institutions and organizations".
Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, South African Public Service and Administration Minister
Xinhua General News Service, China; 1 March 2007.
"The only people [whose crops are] being eradicated are those without money or connections… On the eradication force, this is being called 'the season to make money''.
Unidentified Afghan policeman
The Daily Telegraph, UK; 27 February 2007.
"There are more than 1 billion people worldwide surviving on 1 dollar a day, and corruption threatens their hopes for a better quality of life and a more promising future".
Paul Wolfowitz, World Bank President
Xinhua General News Service; China, 6 February 2007.
"We recognize that there is a need for a convergence strategy among different stakeholders in society for collective and coordinated action to achieve national anti-corruption goals with clear and accountable performance targets".
Merceditas N. Gutierrez, on the launch of a new Multi-sectoral Anti-Corruption Council by the Office of Ombudsman in the Philippines
BusinessWorld, 2 March 2007.