The corruption I intended was that of money/power/wealth on our priorities.   It's fine for a measure of economic value, it not so hot for putting a value on a human being.  

At least from my experience.  I've known millionaires  who showed humility and charity.  I've known poor people that were anything but noble.   The opposite is true as well.    

Just saying it would be naive to assume high ethical standards correlate perfectly with wealth.

The old saying 'everybody has a price' has a ring of truthiness!   Lol

I am not Puritan by nature or family/life experiences.