Example of Betrayal of Public Trust
A famous example of the betrayal of public trust is in the assassination of Julius Caesar, who was killed by Roman senators who believed they had to act drastically to preserve the republic against his alleged monarchical ambitions.
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Famous quotes containing the words betrayal, public and/or trust:
“still a betrayal room for the till-death-do-us
and yet a death, as in the unlocking of scissors
that makes the now separate parts useless,
even to cut each other up as we did yearly
under the crayoned-in sun.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“To motorists bound to or from the Jersey shore, Perth Amboy consists of five traffic lights that sometimes tie up week-end traffic for miles. While cars creep along or come to a prolonged halt, drivers lean out to discuss with each other this red menace to freedom of the road.”
—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“I trust that some may be as near and dear to Buddha, or Christ, or Swedenborg, who are without the pale of their churches.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)