Secrecy - and its many forms, such as (but not limited to) ignorance, subterfuge, deceit, etc. - is the root of all corruption. Societies and institutions, gro

Secrecy - and its many forms, such as (but not limited to) ignorance, subterfuge, deceit, etc. - is the root of all corruption. Societies and institutions, groups of people which keep secrets, are fundamentally corrupt. You cannot deceive and be dishonest when the truth is available for all and sundry. You can freely be dishonest, and weaponise that dishonesty, and thus profit from it, in conditions where secrecy is elevated as a norm. The nations with the greatest secrets are also the most corrupt.