The politician who steals is worse than a thief. He is a fool. With the grand opportunities all around for a man with a political pull, there's no excuse for stealin' a cent.


'On the Shame of Cities' in William L. Riordon Plunkitt of Tammany Hall (1905)


The politician who steals is worse than a thief. He is a fool. With the grand opportunities all around for a man with a political pull, there's no...

The politician who steals is worse than a thief. He is a fool. With the grand opportunities all around for a man with a political pull, there's no...

The politician who steals is worse than a thief. He is a fool. With the grand opportunities all around for a man with a political pull, there's no...

The politician who steals is worse than a thief. He is a fool. With the grand opportunities all around for a man with a political pull, there's no...