Quotes about betrayal

It is all right to rat, but you can't re-rat.

— Winston Churchill

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

If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.

— Edward M. Forster

To betray you must first belong.

— Harold Philby