“There are no morals in politics; the is only experience. A scoundrel may be of use because he is a scoundrel”
“Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!”
“He couldn't help approving that she hid herself from every scoundrel who wished to ogle her bosom.He was the only scoundrel allowed to ogle Diana Carrick.”
“Then he hung up, the scoundrel!”
“Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one less scoundrel in the world.”
“I was only following orders," the Mayor mocks. "The refuge of scoundrels since the dawn of time.”