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If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should… — E.M. Forster

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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
1938
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FriendshipTreasonPatriotism
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1938
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E.M. Forster
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Forster, E.M. "What I Believe." Two Cheers for Democracy. Hogarth Press, 1951. Originally published in the Nation, 16 July 1938.

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