不少贪官在锒铛入狱时都曾对自己的“第一次”表示痛心疾首。但事实上,当初他们并非不知道贪污受贿的性质和后果,而是出于一种愚蠢的自信——相信自己对腐败行为有足够的操纵控制能力。一位因受贿被判刑的原县委书记在狱中接受记者采访时就说“第一次受礼时,我心中也不安,生怕犯错误,但想想不收也不妥,于是就想,少收一点大概没问题吧?所以,我并不是什么礼都收,而是有所选择,而且生人送来的从来不收,金额太大的也不收,我这样做是为了控制自己,既能为子女和自己来考虑一些,又不至于很快就出事。” Many corrupt officials expressed their distaste for their “first time” when they were jailed. In fact, they did not know the nature and consequences of embezzlement and bribery, but out of a stupid self-confidence that they believed they had enough control over corrupt practices. When a former county party secretary sentenced for accepting bribes said in an interview with a prisoner in prison, “When I was first entertained, my heart was restless for fear of making mistakes. However, It is not a matter of course to collect a bit, so I did not accept anything but receive a choice, and never sent in from a stranger, nor did I accept too much, and I did so in order to control myself, both Think about something for your children and yourself, and not crash quickly. ”