Assertion: bribery | /r/HasProperty | the defect of a free people
Facets:
value: essentially
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: It does not appear that bribery was conspicuous in England until, in the early part of the 18th century, constituencies had thrown off the feudal dependence which lingered among them; and, indeed, it is often said, that bribery is essentially the defect of a free people, since it is the sale of that which is taken from others without payment.