Forgive me, I don't think the corruption necessarily follows from "capitalism". Corruption is a thing that stands alone, and it is multi-faced: Some is greed.

Forgive me, I don't think the corruption necessarily follows from "capitalism". Corruption is a thing that stands alone, and it is multi-faced: Some is greed. Some cowardice. Callousness and lack of compassion. Self hate, lack of good character and backbone. Then there's laziness and sloth. We call it "convenience" today. And a measure of self-importance, egotism, or pride. We can't point the finger at one political ideology that's only a few hundred years old. Start with Aristotle, the cardinal virtues, or with Dante or Cadmus on "sins". Read any religious text. Or as commenter here reminded me today, dig into anthropology, which is fascinating.