# Knaves — No Treason character guide

> Knaves in No Treason by Lysander Spooner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** their

**First appearance:** 0000-introductory

## Who they are

A group labeled as knaves, likely a rhetorical collective.

## Relationships

### [D](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/d)

_rivalry_

D views the Knaves as deceitful and corrupt adversaries working against him.

### [these men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/these_men)

_social_

Knaves and these men are associated as part of the same corrupt group or network.

### [Mr. B](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/mr_b)

_social_

Knaves and Mr. B are allies in the same corrupt network.

### [the Rothschilds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/the_rothschilds)

_social_

Knaves are associated with the Rothschilds, likely as pawns or collaborators.

### [Unknown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/unknown)

_psychological_

Knaves are linked to the unknown, implying secretive or manipulative dealings.

### [D](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/d)

_rivalry_

D views the Knaves as deceitful and corrupt adversaries working against him.

### [Mr. B](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/mr_b)

_social_

Knaves and Mr. B are allies in the same corrupt network.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/ii)

Described as a numerous and active class who see government as an instrument for their own aggrandizement.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/vii)

Those who would be knaves to sign the Constitution, contrasted with honest men.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/ii)

Implied as those who manipulate the secret system for plunder and murder.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/xix)

Those who cry out about abolishing slavery and saving the country to hide their servility and crimes.

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