If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country. E M Forster
Anything may be betrayed, anyone may be forgiven, but not those who lack the courage of their own greatness. Ayn Rand
Betrayal is the only truth that sticks. Arthur Miller
They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience. Joseph Conrad
We have to distrust each other. It is our only defense against betrayal. Tennessee Williams
It is all right to rat, but you can’t re-rat. Winston Churchill.
To betray you must first belong. Harold Philby
Espionage, for the most part, involves finding a person who knows something or has something that you can induce them secretly to give to you. That almost always involves a betrayal of trust. Aldrich Ames