Breathe
By Sofía Guadarrama
"I will be inflexible with public servants who depart from honesty and decency. Corruption is a deep wound. My collaborators will be subject to more rigid standards of administrative honesty than ever before", Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.
"Public administration must be honest and efficient, and it is the government's responsibility to fight corruption to ensure the well-being of the country," Adolfo López Mateos.
"The fight against corruption is a continuous and essential task to ensure justice and transparency in our public administration. It is the government's responsibility to implement effective measures to prevent and combat corruption at all levels," Gustavo Díaz Ordaz.
"To ensure that the public administration performs its functions efficiently and honestly, we have taken decisive steps to combat corruption and abuse of power in all its forms. Our commitment is unwavering in the fight for justice and transparency," Luis Echeverría Álvarez.
"Corruption is the cancer of this country. Mexico runs the risk of devouring itself if we fail to control corruption, which could turn us into a nation of cynics", José López Portillo.
During the six-year term of José López Portillo, corruption spread to such an extent that the chief of the Mexico City police, Arturo Durazo Moreno, coordinated the thieves. And also the police officers, such as Luis Téllez Girón, "El Drácula", who charged a weekly fee to house thieves, such as Efraín Alcaraz Montes de Oca, El Carrizos, famous for having entered the residences of José López Portillo, Luis Echeverría, Hugo Sánchez, Olga Breeskin, among others.
"The problem of corruption is one of the most serious problems facing our country. We must fight it with all our strength and with all the measures at our disposal, to ensure that state resources are used for the benefit of all Mexicans", Miguel De la Madrid.
"The fight against corruption is a priority for my government. It is essential to ensure justice and transparency in our public administration. We will implement effective measures to prevent and combat corruption at all levels," Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
"The fight against corruption is an urgent task for my government. It is essential to establish effective mechanisms to prevent, detect and punish acts of corruption at all levels of government. Only in this way will we be able to restore citizens' confidence in our institutions and guarantee an honest and efficient public administration," Ernesto Zedillo.
"Corruption is one of the greatest challenges we face as a society. It is essential for development and justice that we implement effective measures to combat corruption at all levels and ensure an honest and efficient public administration," Vicente Fox.
"One of the fundamental objectives of my government will be to fight corruption. This evil has plagued our society for too long, and it is imperative to establish solid mechanisms to prevent, detect and punish any act of corruption. Only in this way will we be able to restore citizens' trust in our institutions and guarantee an honest and efficient public administration," Felipe Calderón.
"One of my main priorities will be to fight corruption, which has done so much damage to our country. We will implement structural reforms and transparency mechanisms to prevent, detect and punish any act of corruption", Peña Nieto.
During the administration of Enrique Peña Nieto, several governors and officials were discovered, accused, tried and prosecuted for corruption. Some of the most prominent cases include: Javier Duarte de Ochoa, former governor of Veracruz, accused of diversion of public resources and money laundering; Roberto Borge Angulo, former governor of Quintana Roo, accused of embezzlement and illegal use of power; César Duarte Jáquez, former governor of Chihuahua, accused of embezzlement and diversion of public resources; Guillermo Padrés Elías, former governor of Sonora, accused of money laundering and tax fraud; Tomás Yarrington Ruvalcaba, former governor of Tamaulipas, accused of money laundering and links to drug trafficking.
I perfectly remember an interview with Andrés Manuel López Obrador during the 2018 presidential campaign, in which they addressed the issue of corruption and he, without hesitation, responded that the day after he took office, corruption would end.
The interviewers did not believe him. More than 50 million Mexicans did not believe him either. But at least 30 million did believe him or hoped that corruption would decrease.
