# What Institutional Corruption and Esprit de Corps means in Table-Talk

> The book attacks corporate bodies and institutions (like universities, clubs, and public societies) for deadening individual conscience, fostering hypocrisy, and prioritizing rigid tradition and self-interest over truth, justice, and common sense.

## Explanation

The book attacks corporate bodies and institutions (like universities, clubs, and public societies) for deadening individual conscience, fostering hypocrisy, and prioritizing rigid tradition and self-interest over truth, justice, and common sense.

The chapter highlights how political and party loyalties corrupt literary criticism, turning it into a tool for proscription and personal attack.

Central theme: Hazlitt dissects how corporate bodies prioritize collective self-interest over morality, leading to corruption, insularity, and hostility to outsiders.

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