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117 Scoundrels quotes by 91 unique authors
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Congress consists of one-third, more or less, scoundrels; two-thirds, more or less, idiots; and three-thirds, more or less, poltroons.
— H. L. Mencken
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Equality is. one of the most consummate scoundrels that ever crept from the brain of a political juggler--a fellow who thrusts his hand into the…
— Unknown Author
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Hanging one scoundrel, it appears, does not deter the next. Well, what of it? The first one is at least disposed of.
— H. L. Mencken
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Patriotism: The first resort of a scoundrel.
— Ambrose Bierce
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What scoundrels we would be if we did for ourselves what we are ready to do for Italy.
— Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
— Barbara Ehrenreich
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If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but…
— Ralph Barton Perry
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Patriotism is usually the refuge of the scoundrel. He is the man who talks the loudest.
— Mark Twain
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I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep.
— Joseph de Maistre
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Truth made you a traitor as it often does in a time of scoundrels.
— Lillian Hellman
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I've always thought respectable people scoundrels, and I look anxiously at my face every morning for signs of my becoming a scoundrel.
— Bertrand Russell
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Has the great art and mystery of politics no apparent utility? Does it appear to be unqualifiedly ratty, raffish, sordid, obscene and low down, and…
— Henry Louis Mencken
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Jack Sparrow: No! Not good! Stop! Not good! What are you doing? You've burned all the food, the shade, the RUM! Elizabeth Swann: Yes, the…
— Unknown Author
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We pillage, we plunder we rifle and loot, we kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot. We extort, we pilfer we filch and sack,…
— Pirates Of The Carribean
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Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels.
— William Samuel Johnson
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Force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an invariable rule that tyrants of genius are succeeded by scoundrels.
— Albert Einstein
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Yo ho, yo ho, a pirates life for me. A toast to piracy and it's many shiny rewards. As a career, what could be more…
— Unknown Author
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