“All kings is mostly rapscallions, as fur as I can make out.”
– Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter 23. Huck’s comment to Jim on the Duke and King. They are clearly not fooled by the con artist duo, yet they still continue to cater for them as if they were royalty. In this chapter Twain is poking fun at the gullibility of people and dishonesty of leaders and politicians.