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Said in reference to the hypocrisy of officials who are supposed to police illicit activities but engage in those activities themselves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, politics, sports
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History
Said by the character Capt. Louis Renault (Claude Rains) in the 1942 film Casablanca, immediately prior to receiving his cut of the gambling proceeds.
