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The following One-Liners Against Corruption are mostly well known thoughts (written and collected by H. D. Vinod, Director, Fordham Institute for Ethics and Economic Policy). Please encourage celebrities, VIPs, and top scientists to lend their names in support of these ideas. We hope that media outlets and newspapers will expose these ideas widely in public forums. Please feel free to print, read and circulate them. These are public domain, public service announcements with no copyrights claimed whatsoever.
 
Hindi Translations by Bhu Dev Sharma
1) Corruption hurts all, especially the weak.
 
B;>{!;c;;r s;b;k:;e du/K; det;; hE, iv;x;e{;Op; s;e k:m;j;;er k:;e =
 
2) Together, we can reduce bribery and corruption.
im;lk:r hm; B;>{!;c;;r a;Er G;Us; k:;e k:m; k:r s;k:t;e hE] =
 
3) Fight against corruption begins at home by everyone refusing its 
tainted benefits.
 
B;>{!;c;;r s;e h;en;e v;;le k:lui{;t; l;B; k:;e n;k:;r k:r, ws; ke: iv;oà l#¥;w* G;r s;e a;rmB; h;et;I hE =
 
 
4) There are no easy or permanent solutions to the bribery problem, 
only a vigilant citizenry can deter it.
 
G;Us; k:I s;m;sy;; k:; k:;ew* s;rl Av;] sq;;y;I s;m;;Q;;n; t;;e n;hI] hE, p;rnt;u s;j;g; n;;g;irk: ws;k:I r;ek:-q;;m; k:r s;k:t;e hE] =
 
5) Harm to the society from bribery and corruption is compounded over 
time, like compound interest.
c;k>:v;&ià vy;;j; k:I B;;]\it; hI s;m;;j; m;e] G;Us; a;Er B;>{!;c;;r s;e h;in; k:I v;&ià s;m;y; ke: s;;q; t;ej;I s;e b;$¥t;I hE = 
 
6) Cynics who think that corruption cannot be reduced are cowards who 
do not wish to try.
 
j;;e vy;ikt; s;;ec;t;e hE] ik: B;>{!;c;;r k:;e k:m; n;hI] ik:y;; j;; s;k:t;;, k:;y;r hE] ` v;h p;>y;tn; k:rn;e s;e #rt;e hE] =
 
7) Corruption hurts everyone and therefore everyone can and should
participate in a fight against it.
B;>{!;c;;r s;b;k:;e du/K; det;; hE, at;/ p;>ty;ek: k:;e ws; ke: iv;oà l#¥;w* m;e] B;;g; len;; c;;ihA =
 
8) Bribery and Corruption: Be intolerant; expose it (by Udayan Vinod)
G;Us; a;Er B;>{!;c;;r / s;hn; n; k:re], ws;k:; p;rd;-f:;s; k:re] =
 
9) Corruption brings inefficiency and rewards expediency. (by Udayan 
Vinod)
B;>{!;c;;r s;e k:;y;* Z;m;t;; k:; h>;s; h;et;; hE a;Er ap;n;; in;j;I sv;;q;* h;is;l k:rn;e k:I v;&iT; k:;e b;$¥;v;; im;lt;; hE =
 

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