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BETHLEHEM, Pa. -

Really, how does one define Bill Moyers?

Minister,teacher, journalist,government employee, activist,celebrity.Duringa Lehigh University appearance Tuesday nightatthe Zoellner Arts Center withhis somewhat hoarse just-folks Texas twang, you could perhaps add to the list the name of Thomas Jefferson.

"I'm not against money, I'm not against rich people, except when they try to claim our democracy," Moyers said.

Not only have they tried, according to Moyers, they have.The graduate of Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth spoke with amodest "can I get a witness" tone in describing a nation that he believes the government has been badly compromised by those rich enough to buy it.

"Corruption, a deep systematic corruption," Moyers noted.

Hecalled out Republicans and Democrats alike for doing the work of what he called were the "plutocracy" and "moneyinterests."

Moyers expertly weaved a historical narrative with interjections of his own career to illustrate how the flame of democracy has been reduced to a flicker.

The first time Moyers stepped foot on the Lehigh campus the year was 1961 and he was recruiting students at the school to join a new initiative of President Kennedy called the Peace Corps.

Moyers recalled Lehigh students 54 years ago combined practical skills, a liberal arts education and good consciences in joining the Peace Corps.

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Bill Moyers dissects democracy at Lehigh University