The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst.

  • -- David Hume 大卫休姆

最好的东西坏了,就会产生最坏的东西。

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The reality is that asking the public to fund political campaigns accomplishes nothing. Candidates continue to seek interest-group support through other channels, both financial and in-kind, and corruption problems abound.

现实是,要求公众为政治活动提供资金一事无成。候选人继续通过其他渠道寻求利益集团的支持,包括资金和实物支持,腐败问题比比皆是。

I used to look down on the world for being corrupt, but now I adore it for the utter magnificence of that corruption.

我曾经因为腐败而看不起这个世界,但现在我却因为腐败的绝对壮丽而崇拜它。