Henry St. John Quotes

Indifference must be a crime in us, to be ranked but one degree below treachery; for deserting the commonwealth is next to betraying it.

Henry St. John

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• Indifference must be a crime in us, to be ranked but one degree below treachery; for deserting the commonwealth is next to betraying it.

  

  Henry St. John
  • Crime
  • Treachery
  • Betraying