Political corruption is either the use of a government granted power to achieve benefit of an individual or group of individuals, or the refusal to perform a government mandated duty in order to benefit or harm an individual or group of individuals. "That no Man, or Set of Men are entitled to exclusive or seperate Emoluments or Privileges from the Community, but in Consideration of public Services; which not being descendible, or hereditary, the Idea of a Man born a Magistrate, a Legislator, or a Judge is unnatural and absurd" George Mason 1776