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Smedley Butler Quotes

«There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.»
«I spent 33 years in the Marines. Most of my time being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism.»
«War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.»
«My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military.»
«War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else.»