Quote:

“If a baseball player slides into home plate and, right before the

umpire rules if he is safe or out, the player says to the umpire — ‘Here is

$1,000.’ What would we call that? We would call that a bribe. If a

lawyer was arguing a case before a judge and said, ‘Your honor before you

decide on the guilt or innocence of my client, here is $1,000.’ What

would we call that? We would call that a bribe.



“But if an industry lobbyist walks into the office of a key legislator

and hands her or him a check for $1,000, we call that a campaign

contribution. We should call it a bribe.” : Janice Fine -  Dollars and Sense

magazine