All rascals & asses

[Bhakti Vikasa Swami]

Mudha, all rascals, all rascals. All rascals from our angle of vision. Why?
It is actual fact. One who has got eyes to see who is a rascal and who is
intelligent... Anyone who is not Krsna conscious, he is a rascal, we accept
him. He may be very big man, but a very big means means amongst the rascals,
another set of rascals, because they are also under the influence of maya. Just
like in the society of asses, one ass is singing.
[imitates ass noise.]
They..., ass feeling, "Oh, how nicely he is singing." [laughter] All asses. One
ass is singing, and they appreciate. "Oh, great singer." And you are all, "Stop
it. Stop it. Please stop it. Stop it. Stop it." This is going on. So all these
leaders, all these rascals, they are all rascals. At least you must know. You
may behave gentlemanly -- that is your duty -- but you should know that he is a
rascal number one.

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From Srila Prabhupada's lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.9.2 – April 22, 1972,
Tokyo