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Traitor Quotes

Loyalty tested and broken

Some quotes warn against calling a man a traitor too quickly, especially one who still commands an Army behind him.

Imagination, the traitor of the mind, has taken my solitude and slain it.

Quotes by Robinson Jeffers

Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.

Quotes by John Selden

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

Jack London

I have never been a traitor. I am not an informer; I never betrayed my nation.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Army Quotes

I was seen as a traitor for marrying a Muslim - a Pakistani at that.

Quotes by Amitava Kumar

I've been called a traitor a few times in my life by some of my countrymen.

Quotes by Amos Oz

I am proud to be Chinese, and I do not tolerate any traitor.

Quotes by Alex Chiu

Frequently Asked Questions

What different views of a traitor appear in these quotes?
Some describe a traitor as someone still backed by force, like a man with an army, while others frame imagination itself as a traitor to the mind.
Do any quotes deny being a traitor?
Yes, one speaker firmly states they have never been a traitor or an informer and never betrayed their nation.
Is class loyalty discussed in this collection?
One quote brands a strikebreaker a traitor to God, to his mother, and to his own Class, tying the betrayal to social solidarity.
How is power connected to being labeled a traitor?
One quote suggests it is unwise to call a man a traitor while he still commands an Army, hinting that power can shield someone from the label.
Do these quotes use traitor in a purely political sense?
Not only political; one uses it poetically, describing imagination as a traitor that has taken and slain a person's solitude.

Others insist on personal loyalty, with speakers denying they ever informed on or betrayed their own Class or nation.