Americans' obsession with traitors and spies should surprise no one - after all, the American Republic was founded by traitors.
In any case, that is what the founding fathers were from the British point of view.
Jefferson, Washington, Madison, Hamilton: if the American Revolutionary War had ended otherwise, the British would have hung them all from the same tree.
The Founding Fathers knew this, which is why the Declaration of Independence of 1776 ends with this formula: "
Full of firm confidence in the protection of divine Providence, we mutually engage in support of this Declaration, our lives, our fortunes and our most sacred possession, honor.
Translation: Let's hope this case ends well, otherwise we're all doomed.
The greatest and most important traitor in American history is a certain Benedict Arnold.
He's perfect as the villain, because he acted for the worst reasons...
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