...which is what each of us is saying in our own different ways. However in the above sentence I would substitute “tolerable” for “acceptable,” as it is difficult to believe that anyone really approved of any of the King’s various misdeeds as they learned of them. People can tolerate what is flawed or unacceptable in their leaders until that tolerance is pushed to a tipping point. As you said above, "Nobody's perfect." But the average leader cannot afford to be perceived as excessively imperfect.