Quotes with betraying

  • 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.

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  • Janet Malcolm Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man, preying on people's vanity, ignorance, or loneliness, gaining their trust and betraying them without remorse.
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  • Walter Benjamin The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion.
    Walter Benjamin
    German philosopher (1892 - 1940)
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  • Lawrence Durrell A woman's best love letters are always written to the man she is betraying.
    Lawrence Durrell
    British Author (1912 - 1990)
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  • Camille Paglia And what do Democrats stand for, if they are so ready to defame concerned citizens as the "mob" - a word betraying a Marie Antoinette delusion of superiority to ordinary mortals. I thought my party was populist, attentive to the needs and wishes of those outside the power structure. And as a product of the 1960s, I thought the Democratic party was passionately committed to freedom of thought and speech.
    Camille Paglia
    American academic and social critic (1947 - )
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  • Marilyn Monroe Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.
    Marilyn Monroe
    American actress (1926 - 1962)
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  • E. M. Forster 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
    English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist (1879 - 1970)
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  • Billy Dee Williams There's always been a lot of misunderstanding about Lando's character. I used to pick up my daughter from elementary school and get into arguments with little children who would accuse me of betraying Han Solo.
    Billy Dee Williams
    American actor, voice actor, and artist (1937 - )
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  • Joseph Conrad 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
    In Poland born English writer (1857 - 1924)
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  • Bono What are the ideas right now worth betraying? What are the lies we tell ourselves now?
    PENN Address (2004)
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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