We appoint more and more "monitors" instead of training the "inward monitor" in each child, make truth-telling difficult instead of easy, punish trivial and grave offenses about in the same way, practice open bribery by promising children a few cents a day to behave themselves, and weaken their sense of right by giving them picture cards for telling the truth and credits for doing the most obvious duty.

"Why should Jones refuse to consider bribery?"

I doubt if the most straitlaced Puritan will gainsay me when I declare that bribery from the candidates, in the form of theatres, opera-boxes, flowers, bonbons, and books, would not only be tolerated, but even, in a modest manner, encouragedhaving, of course, a keen eye as to the elasticity of the campaign fund.

I have ingeniously contrived to introduce bribery, corruption, and pauperism, all in a breath, upon this island, which, until my advent, was as innocent of these pollutions, I suppose, as Prospero's isle of refuge.

In Australia they have a plan which seems to obviate bribery, and to have certain other incidental advantages.

It was obvious that if candidates were allowed to practise open bribery the whole system of representation would break down at once.

14 Lex, the Pompeian law respecting bribery, C. iii.

They make us long to go back to the traditions of our Roman fathers,who were men of cleanly and honorable lives and of heroic deeds, scorning bribery and deceit.

I charged bribery and corruption, in my first fury, upon all; and threatened destruction to old and young, as they should come in my way.

Nor would it mighty ills produce, Could I shame bribery out of use, I know 'twould cramp most politicians, Were they tied down to these conditions.