A minority group has "arrived" only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.
Carl T. Rowan

Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do.
Jean de la Bruyere

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.
Michael Crichton

I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop.
Michael Caine

In revolutions authority remains with the greatest scoundrels.
Georges Jacques Danton

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

refuge of scoundrels
William Samuel Johnson

Religion is all-too-often a refuge for scoundrels.
Neal Boortz

Truth made you a traitor as it often does in a time of scoundrels.
Lillian Hellman