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20 quotes by Imam Khamenei on fighting corruption

Corruption includes moral corruption, labor corruption, lacking conscientiousness in offering service to the public, lacking a sense of responsibility in the face of public opinion and the minds of the people. These are the various branches and wings of corruption.

1.

Economic corruption brings about cultural and moral corruption.

June 25, 2008

2.

One of the biggest hazards posed by the existence and spread of economic corruption is that it shakes the different sectors of the system, loosening their foundations.

June 25, 2008

3.

If mankind seriously seeks to correct mistakes and corruptions, God will pave the path ahead of them and they will be destined for goodness.

October 30, 2005

4.

Corruption by itself obliterates and devastates a nation and mars their future.

January 6, 2005

5.

Your and my legitimacy relies on fighting corruption, discrimination and seeking justice. This is what earns us legitimacy.

August 27, 2003

6.

To fight corruption, one should neither wait until there is a controversy nor prejudge. Rather, real actions and measures are expected to be taken.

March 21, 2003

 

7.

One who is himself contaminated with corruption will not be able to fight corruption.

September 25, 2002

 

8.

Mankind is prone to corruption anywhere in the world. Any human who does not practice self-observation is prone to corruption.

August 26, 2002

 

9.

The basis for reformation is fighting poverty, corruption and discrimination. Any reformation—if real—will pivot around this principle.

July 17, 2002

 

10.

Real reformation in this country entails eradicating poverty; it represents eliminating discrimination, bureaucratic and economic corruption.

July 27, 2002

 

11.

Fighting corruption is not a political move; rather, it is a real and necessary action.

March 29, 2002

 

12.

Corruption means that individuals adopt sleight, shirk laws, cajole and make self-righteous gestures to plunder the nation’s public property and fill their own sacks.

January 9, 2002

 

13.

Entering the quagmire of financial corruption is the prelude to arriving at the pitch of moral, sexual, sensual and all sorts of corruption.

January 9, 2002

 

14.

Fighting corruption is a sweeping form of jihad.

January 9, 2002

 

15.

Fighting corruption creates enemies. Anyone who wants to fight corruption will face a squad of enemies line up against him/her.

May 18, 2001

 

16.

Corruption includes moral corruption, labor corruption, lacking conscientiousness in offering service to the public, lacking a sense of responsibility in the face of public opinion and the minds of the people. These are the various branches and wings of corruption.

July 24, 2000

 

17.

That corruption exists is not surprising. It is avoiding to fight against corruption that is surprising.

August 30, 1995

 

18.

Among tools of exercising power employed by the arrogant and bullying powers of the world today is personal corruption: each person who becomes corrupt represents one step forward on the side of the global arrogant powers.

May 22, 1994

 

19.

The biggest enemy of countries and nations is personal and moral corruption as well as the corruption that takes over the lives of the people in a country at influential levels.

May 22, 1994

 

20.

The hazard posed by the infiltration and penetration of corruption is a serious and paralyzing one. It is indeed paralyzing!

August 3, 1993

 

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