I’d rather betray the world than let the world betray me.

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This quote means that the speaker would rather do something dishonest or wrong to the world, like betraying it, than let the world do something dishonest or wrong to them. They would rather be the one who betrays than the one who gets betrayed. The speaker is saying they want to have control and not be the victim.

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