Even after the capitulation it was generally accepted as a fact by the population that the quislings were mainly recruited among psychopaths and intellectually deficient persons.
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If you are aquislingand you happen to be royalty, it appears that you are automatically trusted and forgiven.
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I propose to be very brief and to talk about subversion, fifth column, quislings—call them what you will.
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Indomitable patriots take different paths; quislings and collaborationists of all kinds abound; guerrilla leaders, each with their personal followers, quarrel and fight.
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We are now governed by communists, collaborators and quislings.
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Is it those frustrated quislings of industry who see in control power without ability?
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However, local government also has its quislings and collaborators.
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This matter of establishing quislings abroad will have a very important bearing upon reconstruction, both at home and abroad.
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The word "quisling" is unparliamentary and should be withdrawn.
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I must ask him to withdraw the word "quisling".
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Its power depends to no small extent on the formidable coalition ofquislingforces which it has recruited to support its attack.
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They did not want to debate the issue properly and wandered around with placards saying that we were quislings and traitors and other charming epithets.
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It was on the lines that the strike-breaker was nothing better than aquisling.
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The words "quisling"and"puppet" are widely used, while anti-coalition violence is said to represent the real war of liberation.
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Who is to decide who are war criminals, quislings, or traitors?
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