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Smedley Butler Quotes
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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.
Smedley Butler
War
,
Lives
,
Dollars
There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.
Smedley Butler
Home
,
Fight
,
Two
My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military.
Smedley Butler
Everyone
,
While
,
Military
War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else.
Smedley Butler
War
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Nothing
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Else
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Nationality:
American
Type:
Soldier
Born:
June 30
, 1881
Died:
June 21
, 1940
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