UPSC Optional 2018Question 16Public AdministrationAccountability and Control150 words

Edward Gibbon, the author of ‘Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’ remarked: "Corruption, the most infallible symptom of Constitutional liberty." Critically examine this statement. (Answer in 150 words)

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