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"Oh, for a tongue to curse the slave Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes oer the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might!"
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Treason"Et tu Brute! Then fall, Cæsar!"
Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country; attempting to overthrow its government; spying on its military, its diplomats, its officials, or its secret services for a hostile foreign power; or attempting to kill its head of state. A person who commits treason is known in
"Oh, for a tongue to curse the slave Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes oer the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might!"
"With evil omens from the harbour sails The ill-fated ship that worthless Arnold bears; God of the southern winds, call up thy gales, And whistle in rude fury round his ears."
"This may, at the same time, prove an instructive lesson to the boldest and bravest among the disaffected, not to build any hopes upon the talkative zealots of their party; who have shown, by their whole behavior, that their hearts are equally filled with treason and cowardice. No. 28. Monday, March 26, 1716"
"Is there not some chosen curse, Some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, Red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man Who owes his greatness to his countrys ruin?"
"If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country."
"Rebellion must be managed with many swords; treason to his princes person may be with one knife."