A Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero
No wise man ever thought that a traitor should be trusted.
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The first and fiercest punishment ought to fall first on the traitor, second on the enemy. If I had but one bullet and I were faced by both an enemy and a traitor, I would let the traitor have it.
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