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"“The abuse of buying and selling votes crept in and money began to play an important part in determining elections.  Later on, this process of corruption spread in the law courts and to the army, and finally, when even the sword became enslaved by the power of gold, the republic was subjected to the rule of emperors.”
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175783/tomgram%3A_bill_moyers%2C_covering_class_war/