Top 25 Treason Quotes of 40

But hereof be assured, that all is not lawful nor just that is statute by civil laws; neither yet is everything sin before God, which ungodly persons allege to be treason.

John Knox

Law, Sin, Treason

"The Breakers of the Yoke: Sketches and Studies of the Men". Book by J. S. MacIntosh, p. 303, August 13, 2011.

Treason seldom dwells with courage.

Walter Scott

Courage, Treason

sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) (1863). “The Waverley novels. 25 vols.”, p.5

The rise of Trump is a repudiation of 30 years of bipartisan treason and failure.

Roger Stone

Years, Trump, Treason

Source: www.motherjones.com

Liberals have a preternatural gift for striking a position on the side of treason...Whenever the nation is under attack, from within or without, liberals side with the enemy.

Ann Coulter

Enemy, Sides, Treason

I'm wary of a certain human nature. More than anything, I fear treason.

Mylene Farmer

Human Nature, Certain, Treason

The subject of Citizenfour, Edward Snowden, could not be here for some treason.

Neil Patrick Harris

Oscars, Treason, Snowden

Treason to whiteness is loyalty to humanity.

Noel Ignatiev

Loyalty, Humanity, Treason

"When Race Becomes Real: Black and White Writers Confront Their Personal Histories". Book by Bernestine Singley, harvardmagazine.com. 2002.

Treason pleases, but not the traitor.

Miguel de Cervantes

Traitor, Treason, Please

Reason is 6/7 of treason.

James Thurber

Reason, Treason

We have come to a point where it is loyalty to resist, and treason to submit.

Carl Schurz

Loyalty, Treason, Submit

"State Rights and Byron Paine". Book by Carl Schurz, March 23, 1859.

In a democratic society, the only treason is silence.

Anna Quindlen

Silence, Democratic, Treason

Anna Quindlen (2004). “Loud and Clear”, p.102, Random House

The traitor to Humanity is the traitor most accurst.

James Russell Lowell

Humanity, Traitor, Treason

James Russell Lowell (1871). “The poetical works of James Russell Lowell”, p.82

Bad literature is a form of treason.

Joseph Brodsky

Literature, Form, Treason

One must commit acts of the highest treason only when dressed in the most resplendent finery.

Grant Morrison

Treason, Commit, Highest

Fellowship in treason is a bad ground of confidence.

Edmund Burke

Fellowship, Treason

Edmund Burke (1826). “The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke”, p.97

Treason, which begins by being cautious, ends by betraying itself.

Alphonse de Lamartine

Ends, Treason, Betray

He [Caesar] loved the treason, but hated the traitor.

Plutarch

Traitor, Hated, Treason

Plutarch, John Langhorne, William Langhorne (1873). “Plutarch's Lives Translated from the Original Greek: With Notes, Historical and Critical, and a Life of Plutarch”, p.74