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Smedley Butler Quotes
Page 1 of 1Smedley Butler
June 30, 1881 - June 21, 1940
Nationality: American
Category: Soldier
Subcategory: American Soldier
|  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. | | There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. |
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