Treason

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We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.

Edward R. Murrow

Said on his TV program "See it Now" as a challenge to Senator Joseph McCarthy's attempts to quash "communist" enemies.

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Murrow, Edward R. Tonight See It Now. CBS, 9 Mar. 1954.

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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 (Edward Morgan 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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I consider your crime worse than murder... Who knows but that millions more of innocent people may pay the price of your treason. Indeed, by your betrayal, you undoubtedly have altered the course of history to the disadvantage of our country.

Irving R. Kaufman

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Kaufman, Irving R. Remarks sentencing Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death for espionage of atomic bomb secrets. 5 Apr. 1951, New York, NY, USA.

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Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

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The United States Constitution. Art. 3, sec. 3.

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"The Constitution of the United States." The Constitution of the United States and The Declaration of Independence. Racehorse, 2016, art. 3, sec. 3.

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