"Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist"

"I think the nature of the story also had so many compelling journalistic features. Arms purchases are always controversial and generally corrupt."

"The State wants to prove that, in fact, the pair had a generally corrupt relationship and that Shaik and his companies paid Zuma in return for business influence."

"The charges relate to a "generally corrupt" relationship between them, with Shaik and his Nkobi group of companies making payments amounting to R1.2 million to Zuma in return for business influence."

"In total, the state claims, Shaik paid Zuma R1.2 million in what the state says was a generally corrupt relationship between them."

"Shaik is accused of two counts of corruption and one of fraud. A corruption charge relates to what the state alleges was a generally corrupt relationship between the two men, the one paying the other for business influence."

"The State contends there was a "generally corrupt" relationship between Zuma and Shaik. It alleges that Shaik and his Nkobi Holdings had paid at least R1.2 million to or on behalf of Zuma."

"The state argues that Shaik’s collective payment of R1,2-million to Zuma and on his behalf constituted a “generally corrupt” relationship between the two former comrades-in-arms."

"So what we have here, M'Lord, I submit, is an essentially generally corrupt relationship and we don't, at this stage, have any particular payment being related to any particular action, as" ...[intervention]

"Are you saying this corrupt design arose then even before 1995? [bold emphasis added]

With acknowledgement to Richard Young.