In honor of Newt, a few passages from Moliere's Tartuffe, which he could well have titled "Gingrich":
"Those whose behavior is most asinine
Are always more than ready to malign....
"Follow him: you will be serene, secure,
And look on everyone as just manure....
"Oh! So much piety, and so much bile!...
"Your counsel, brother, I have cause to know,
Is wonderful; I care a lot about it;
But please don't mind if I just do without it....
"And do not think those pious prudes are right
Whose honor arms itself with teeth and claws
To scratch men's eyes out for the slightest cause....
"Yes, now there is a science that succeeds
In stretching consciences to meet our needs,
And can correct, by a sublime invention,
An evil deed just by a pure intention."