Congressional scandals have damaged America's standing on a global list that ranks freedom from corruption. The United States ranked 20th least corrupt among 163 countries, down from 17th last year, and scored 7.3 out of 10, a drop of 0.3 compared with 2005, according to the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2006. (Washington Post, Wednesday)
Limiting power limits corruption.
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Liberalism and Limited Government by Israel M. Kirzner