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 (Edward Morgan Forster)

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Topic

Friendship Treason Patriotism

Author

E.M. Forster (Edward Morgan Forster)

Source

What I Believe The Nation

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

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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Current Citation

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