“War is always about betrayal, betrayal of the young by the old, of idealists by cynics and of troops by politicians.”
“A real politician, and these were real politicians, never betrays his country to an outsider. He betrays it to himself. He is the enemy within.”
“Friends can betray you, but with an old enemy, you always know where you stand.”
“I'm a cynical idealist.”
“A cynic is a frustrated idealist.”
“You can always count on your family to love you. And to betray you. And then to feel guilty about it.”