I am of this mind, that might and malice, deceit and treachery perjury and impiety may lawfully be committed in love; which is lawless.
Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.
There's a point, you know, where treachery is so complete and unashamed that it becomes statesmanship.
The tsar [Nicholas II] is not treacherous but he is weak. Weakness is not treachery, but it fulfils all its functions.
Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
Conquest, tyranny, treachery, and the clash of cultures bring about corrupt societies, and so does old age. Sometimes the five faces of corruption are visible at the same time.
We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
Complexity and obscurity have professional value - they are the academic equivalents of apprenticeship rules in the building trades. They exclude the outsiders, keep down the competition, preserve the image of a privileged or priestly class. The man who makes things clear is a scab. He is criticized less for his clarity than for his treachery.
The zeal which begins with hypocrisy must conclude in treachery at first it deceives, at last it betrays
The treachery of a friend is worse than that of a foe.
What sets men at variance is but the treachery of language, for always they desire the same things.
The very name of a politician, a statesman, is sure to cause terror and hatred; it has always connected with it the ideas of treachery, cruelty, fraud, and tyranny.
Only those who spread treachery, fire, and death out of hatred for the prosperity of others are undeserving of pity.
I hate a cramp, he thought. It is a treachery of one's own body.
The heart that is conscious of its own integrity is ever slow to credit another´s treachery.
Politicians nowadays treat Americans like medical orderlies treat Alzheimer's patients, telling them anything that will keep them subdued. It doesn't matter what untruths the people are fed because they will not long remember. But in politics, forgotten falsehoods almost guarantee new treachery.
While the form of treachery varies slightly from case to case, liberals always manage to take the position that most undermines American security.
When it comes to treachery, he is implacable.
Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't, don't call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.
The silence of a friend commonly amounts to treachery. His not daring to say anything in our behalf implies a tacit censure.