Editing Political corruption (section)

===Unholy alliance===
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An unholy alliance is a coalition among seemingly antagonistic groups for [[ad hoc]] or hidden gain, generally some influential non-governmental group forming ties with political parties, supplying funding in exchange for favorable treatment. Like patronage, unholy alliances are not necessarily illegal, but unlike patronage, by its deceptive nature and often great financial resources, an unholy alliance can be more dangerous to the [[public interest]]. An early use of the term was by former United States president [[Theodore Roosevelt]] ("To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day") from the 1912 [[Bull Moose Party|Progressive Party]] platform, which is attributed to Roosevelt,<ref>{{cite news|author=Patricia O'Toole |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207791-2,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703102342/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1207791-2,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 3, 2006 |title= The War of 1912 |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=2006-06-25 |access-date=2009-12-05}}</ref> and also quoted again in his autobiography,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bartleby.com/55/15b.html |title=Roosevelt, Theodore. ''An Autobiography:'' XV. The Peace of Righteousness, Appendix B, New York: Macmillan, 1913 |publisher=Bartleby.com |access-date=2009-12-05}}</ref> where he connects [[trust (19th century)|trusts]] and [[monopoly|monopolies]] (sugar interests, [[Standard Oil]], etc.) to [[Woodrow Wilson]], [[Howard Taft]], and consequently both major [[political parties]].