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John Bartlett (1820–1905).  Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.  1919.
 
 
NUMBER:2077
AUTHOR:Thomas Dekker (1570–1632)
QUOTATION:This principle is old, but true as fate,—
Kings may love treason, but the traitor hate. 1
ATTRIBUTION:The Honest Whore. Part i. Act iv. Sc. 4.
BIOGRAPHY:Columbia Encyclopedia.
 
Note 1.
Cæsar said he loved the treason, but hated the traitor.—Plutarch: Life of Romulus. [back]
 

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