Many a times we often lambast our political leaders that they are responsible for our woes as citizens and that all of them are corrupt. Meanwhile none was able to assume that corruption doesn't end on top. It reeks in everyplace and everywhere, high and low, up and down.
What is corruption?
Corruption is the act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery. See source below
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/corruption
Corruption is seen as an inducement by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty(as by committing a felony). Even though we often don't want to see it this way, corruption is not embraced by the leaders alone. It's within the people of the states too. Someone funnily told me sometimes ago that corruption started since when we were still kids, I asked why? He said I should come to think of it, if you beats a child and then you offered him sweets and asked the kid who beats you, the kid will point to another person not you again why, because you have given him a sweet and he can't afford to say you beat him because you have given him a sweet, what do we call that?
Even though ppl often claim that they are not corrupt and they can never be, I can say such ppl have not been in a circumstances whereby they have to choose between maintaining their moral standards or money. Abraham Lincoln once said "Nearly all men can face adversity, If you want to test a man, give him power". Once they get hold of power, they abuse it and become even more corrupt that the leaders they are abusing before.
As I often say, curbing corruption is not done by rebelling against the corruption, Even though it might be effective temporary but it's not the permanent solution to curbing corruption. Corruption is a very internal phenomenon which has to be eradicated right from our different homes. You know by the homes form the society which in turn forms the nation. Let us strive to sensitize our children and youths from cradles on the dangers of corruption and its aftermath on people. Let us believe that corruption starts from us and its curb should starts from the lowest to the highest. This is my honest opinion. I wish to hear more on this subject matter in the comment section. Thanks