El traidor no es menester siendo la traicion pasada.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Once treason is completed, the traitor is no longer needed. The act itself renders the person obsolete to the cause.
- In plain terms
- A traitor is useless after the betrayal is done.
- What can you take from it?
- Betrayal eliminates the need for the betrayer.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are traitors ever valued after the deed?
- How do you judge loyalty?
Another view
It assumes all betrayals are transactional.
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