David Nussbaum Corruption Quotations

The levels of corruption in Bangladesh and Chad are extremely serious and have devastating consequences for ordinary people, who have to pay bribes simply to get things which they're entitled to.

Government leaders have to address corruption so that aid is freed up for its intended purpose.

In an environment where the rule of law is still to be fully established, ensuring that there's no corruption is an extremely difficult thing to do.

Corruption isn't a natural disaster. It is the cold, calculated theft of opportunity from the men, women and children who are least able to protect themselves.

Corruption eats away at the public's trust in the medical community. People have a right to expect that the drugs they depend on are real. They have a right to think that doctors place a patient's interests above profits. And most of all, they have a right to believe that the health care industry is there to cure, not to kill.

It is very encouraging that in Kuwait there is now more openness to talk about corruption. If we have a greater degree of transparency, this is the first step but it is not the only step that has to be taken.