“And they've been trying to shake off their reputation for sneakiness, deviousness, and just plain disgustingness, hoping for a new image in the 21st century.”
“Have you ever noticed how hard times come with a sneakiness barely decipherable to a feller, eatin' away at innards first, gnawing piece-by-piece until they surface, staring folks in the face?”
“It's not so much the positions we take, it's the sneakiness they can't abide.”