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“My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military.” quote by Smedley Butler — Download Open image

“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

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