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* This is the trope on which run most of Molière's plays, so much so that "[[Tartuffe]]" has become another word for "[[Hypocrite]]" in French.
* ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' makes a [[Running Gag]] out of the corruption and hypocrisy of politicians, but Stuyvesant in his [[New Era Speech]] is particularly blatant about it. He denounces the council as the most "preposterous, muddle-headed, asinine, crooked, double-dealing, venal, vicious, fat-headed group of men" ever in charge of a country, then immediately pauses to politely shake hands with one council member. At the end, he tells the people of New Amsterdam they will be consulted in all future political decisions, then dismisses them to talk with the council.
* This is the whole point of "La donna è mobile", the Duke of Mantua's canzone from ''[[Rigoletto]]''. A licentious philanderer, he frequently sings of the fickle nature of women, a trait he himself has in abundance.
** Though some analysis of the plot instead claim he is using their fickleness as an excuse for his own behavior, which would mean he is ''not'' a hypocrite, just a big jerk.
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