Project Gutenberg 2023-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 141 Brooks, Robert C. (Robert Clarkson) 1874 1941 Brooks, Robert Clarkson 10027034 Corruption in American politics and life $aNew York :$bDodd, Mead and company, $c1910. Bob Taylor, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Corruption in American Politics and Life" by Robert C. Brooks is a scholarly examination of political corruption, written in the early 20th century. The book discusses the various forms of corruption present in the United States and explores the societal attitudes towards, and justifications for, corrupt practices. Brooks aims to delve deeply into the nature of political corruption and its implications for democratic governance. The opening of the text establishes a foundation for the exploration of political corruption, focusing on its moral implications and the common justifications offered by its apologists. Brooks quotes several arguments that defend corruption, such as the notion that it can enhance business efficiency or protect society from mob rule. He argues that while many feel a visceral disgust towards corruption, this sentiment can cloud objective analysis, making it essential to address these issues systematically. The author sets up the fundamental premise of the book, which is that corruption is a pervasive problem that undermines the integrity of political and social institutions, urging a need for thorough examination and reform. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/corruptioninamer00broorich 20200620073231brooks 1910 US Reading ease score: 46.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 Political corruption -- United States HN Text Category: History - American Category: Politics 565904 2025-07-28T13:58:28.275135 text/html 528103 2023-12-05T17:37:35 text/html 420928 2025-07-28T13:58:36.311165 application/epub+zip 424196 2025-07-28T13:58:29.827160 application/epub+zip 301360 2025-07-28T13:58:29.029241 application/epub+zip 497017 2025-07-28T13:58:41.081188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461156 2025-07-28T13:58:35.439147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474462 2025-07-28T13:58:27.081670 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 454561 2023-12-05T17:37:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16069 2025-07-28T13:58:41.225075 application/rdf+xml 5333 2025-07-28T13:58:29.255140 image/jpeg 1350 2025-07-28T13:58:29.141170 image/jpeg 550724 2025-07-28T13:58:28.319148 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia