Bad men

When it comes to the point, really bad men are just as rare as really good ones.
George Bernard Shaw

It is not possible there should be peace where virtue is not already put in practice beforehand. Let us form, if you please, a city entirely of covetous men, give them equal privileges, and let no one bear to be wronged, but let all wrong one another. Can that city possibly hold together? It is impossible. Again, is there peace amongst adulterers? No, not any two will you find of the same mind.

St. John Chrysostom, Homily 9 on Ephesians

At the core of all successful societies are procedures for blocking the advancement of bad men.
Paul Collier