“As a country becomes industrialized, its governance and corruption challenges do not disappear. They simply morph and become more sophisticated: transfer of a briefcase stashed with cash is less frequent. Instead, subtler forms of capture and ‘legal corruption’ exist: an expectation of a future job for a regulator in a lobbying firm, or a campaign contribution with strings attached. In many countries this may be legal, even if unethical. In industrialized nations undue influence is often legally exercised by powerful private interests, which in turn influence the nation’s regulations, policies and laws.”
Daniel Kaufmann, Corruption And The Global Financial Crisis, Forbes, 27 January 2009
“America is caught in a confidence or credibility trap, in which the changes, investigations, and reforms necessary to restore trust to an economy or market are rendered unlikely because doing so would expose a pervasive corruption that the principals fear would destroy the careers of politicians and business people who may have permitted and even appeared to facilitate the control fraud that caused the financial crisis in the first place.”
Jesse, America Trapped in a Massive Coverup of Control Fraud and Corruption, 22 January 2011
“Jesus began to speak to his disciples, saying: ‘Beware the leaven of the Pharisees, which is their hypocrisy. There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be made known. What has been said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what has been whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the rooftops.
‘I tell you my brothers, do not be afraid of those who can kill the body and after that do no more. Rather you should fear him who, after your body has been killed, has the authority to cast your soul into hell. Amen, I tell you, fear his judgement.”
Luke 12:1-6
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Daniel Kaufmann, Corruption And The Global Financial Crisis, Forbes, 27 January 2009
“America is caught in a confidence or credibility trap, in which the changes, investigations, and reforms necessary to restore trust to an economy or market are rendered unlikely because doing so would expose a pervasive corruption that the principals fear would destroy the careers of politicians and business people who may have permitted and even appeared to facilitate the control fraud that caused the financial crisis in the first place.”
Jesse, America Trapped in a Massive Coverup of Control Fraud and Corruption, 22 January 2011
“Jesus began to speak to his disciples, saying: ‘Beware the leaven of the Pharisees, which is their hypocrisy. There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be made known. What has been said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what has been whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the rooftops.
‘I tell you my brothers, do not be afraid of those who can kill the body and after that do no more. Rather you should fear him who, after your body has been killed, has the authority to cast your soul into hell. Amen, I tell you, fear his judgement.”
Luke 12:1-6
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