Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Editorial
September 28, 1940
The Guardian
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Signed editorial by Llewellyn Lewis warns of treacherous insiders in the fight for justice, who betray the group to enemies and pose greater danger than overt foes.
Clipping
OCR Quality
100%
Excellent
Full Text
The Foe Within
In our battle for justice we must realize that there are thousands of traitors within our own ranks—men and women who, having mortgaged their own craven souls to our enemies, are willing and anxious to sell out our group for a mess of pottage. In myriads of instances they have already done so. Many of these beings are like moles which burrow beneath the surface, and they have by their pernicious activities placed the entire structure of our rights in peril. The vilest, cruelest, most brutal, craftiest, most venomous, and most cold-blooded outspoken enemy is far less dangerous than the vile, crafty, slinking, snake-like burrowing foe within!
—LLEWELLYN LEWIS.
In our battle for justice we must realize that there are thousands of traitors within our own ranks—men and women who, having mortgaged their own craven souls to our enemies, are willing and anxious to sell out our group for a mess of pottage. In myriads of instances they have already done so. Many of these beings are like moles which burrow beneath the surface, and they have by their pernicious activities placed the entire structure of our rights in peril. The vilest, cruelest, most brutal, craftiest, most venomous, and most cold-blooded outspoken enemy is far less dangerous than the vile, crafty, slinking, snake-like burrowing foe within!
—LLEWELLYN LEWIS.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Internal Traitors
Betrayal
Foe Within
Justice Battle
Craven Souls
What entities or persons were involved?
Llewellyn Lewis
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Warning Against Internal Traitors
Stance / Tone
Strongly Condemnatory Of Betrayers
Key Figures
Llewellyn Lewis
Key Arguments
Thousands Of Traitors Within Ranks Have Mortgaged Souls To Enemies
Traitors Willing To Sell Out Group For Personal Gain
Many Instances Of Such Betrayal Already Occurred
Internal Foes Like Moles Burrowing And Endangering Rights
Outspoken External Enemies Less Dangerous Than Sly Internal Ones