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Few Quotes by Smedley Butler
- War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You…
- War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people.…
- Out of war nations acquire additional territory, if they are victorious. They just take it. This newly acquired territory promptly is exploited by the few…
- I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. The record of racketeering is long.... Looking…
- War like any other racket, pays high dividends to the very few. The cost of operations is always transferred to the people who do not…
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