"I know that I have been denounced as a traitor and I resent the accusation, as I conceive myself to have been guilty of no underhand or deceitful act against Britain, although I am also able to understand the resentment that my broadcasts have, in many quarters, aroused."

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Source: Statement given by William Joyce under caution (May 31, 1945) as quoted in The Trial of William Joyce edited by J. W. Hall (p. 58), 1946.

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William Joyce is an acclaimed author and illustrator known for his imaginative children's books, including 'The Guardians of Childhood' series.

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