Cato the Younger
Politician
"I know not what treason is, if sapping and betraying the liberties of a people be not treason."
Treason quotes
Treason
40 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Alexandre Dumas
Novelist, Playwright
"The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates."
Napoleon Bonaparte
Military Leader, Emperor
"Treason is a matter of dates."
Roger Stone
Political Consultant
"The rise of Trump is a repudiation of 30 years of bipartisan treason and failure."
James Thurber
Cartoonist, Author
"Reason is 6/7 of treason."
Explore further
Topics related to Treason
Browse quotes that often appear alongside treason — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Treason quotes (page 1 of 2)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"Treason pleases, but not the traitor."
Read quote
13 likes
"The traitor to Humanity is the traitor most accurst."
Read quote
11 likes
"Bad literature is a form of treason."
Read quote
9 likes
"Fellowship in treason is a bad ground of confidence."
Read quote
8 likes
"One must commit acts of the highest treason only when dressed in the most resplendent finery."
Read quote
8 likes
"The treason pleases, but the traitors are odious."
Read quote
7 likes
"The highest treason in the USA is to say Americans are not loved, no matter where they are, no matter what they are doing there."
Read quote
7 likes
"He [Caesar] loved the treason, but hated the traitor."
Read quote
6 likes
"The highest possible form of treason is to say that Americans aren’t loved wherever they go, whatever they do."
Read quote
5 likes
"We have legalized confiscation, consecrated sacrilege, and condoned high treason."
Read quote
4 likes
"Writing anything is a treason of sorts."
Read quote
3 likes
"Is it treason to say the truth? A bitter truth, but no less true for that."
Read quote
3 likes