The following One-Liners against corruption are written by H. D. Vinod, Director: Fordham Institute for Ethics and Economic Policy.

 

Please encourage celebrities, media outlets and newspapers to expose these ideas in public forums. Please feel free to print or read them as public service announcements.

 

1) Corruption hurts all, especially the weak.

 

2) Together, we can reduce bribery and corruption.

 

3) Fight against corruption begins at home by everyone refusing its tainted benefits

 

4) There are no easy or permanent solutions to the bribery problem, only a vigilant citizenry can deter it.

 

5) Harm to the society from bribery and corruption is compounded over time, like compound interest.

 

6) Cynics who think that corruption cannot be reduced are cowards who do not wish to try.

 

7) Corruption hurts everyone and therefore everyone can and should participate in a fight against it.

 

8) Bribery and Corruption: Be intolerant; expose it  (by Udayan Vinod)

 

9) Corruption brings inefficiency and rewards expediency. (by Udayan Vinod)

 

These ideas are placed in the PUBLIC DOMAIN. They are not subject to a copyright. It is NOT necessary to acknowledge the source.  Suggest new one-liners if you are willing to place

them in public domain. We are looking for translations in many languages. We are looking for volunteers who will approach the celebrities, media and newspapers to use these one-liners.

If you use them, we would appreciate an E-mail message to Vinod@fordham.edu so we can encourage others. Visit our Web page:  www.fordham.edu/economics/vinod

 

Hindi Language Translation by Prof. Bhu Dev Sharma, Professor of Mathematics, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA