Corporate bodies are more corrupt and profligate than individuals, because they have more power to do mischief, and are less amenable to disgrace or punishment. They feel neither shame, remorse, gratitude, nor goodwill.

William Hazlitt (1778-1830) English writer
Table Talk: Essays On Men And Manners, “On Corporate Bodies” (1821-22)

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