For a great many years, as a soldier, I had a suspicion that war was a racket; not until I retired to civil life did I fully realize it.
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About Smedley Butler
Smedley Butler was a 19th-century united states marine corps officer, author, and lecturer. Smedley Darlington Butler was an American major general in the United States Marine Corps, writer, anti-war activist, and whistleblower. During his 34-year military career, he fought in the Philippine–American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Mexican Revolution, World War I, and the Banana Wars. Read more on Wikipedia →
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