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Corruption is a tree, whose branches are

Quote byJohn Fletcher · 1579–1625

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Honest Man's Fortune, (1613; pub. 1647), Act III, scene 3.

English (original)

Corruption is a tree, whose branches are Of an immeasurable length: they spread Ev'rywhere; and the dew that drops from thence Hath infected some chairs and stools of authority.

— John Fletcher

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