War Is A Racket : I Suspected I Was Just Part Of A Racket At The Time. Now I Am Sure Of It. Like All Members Of The Military Profession I Never Had An Original Thought Until I Left The Service. My Mental Faculties Remained In Suspended Animation While I Obeyed The Orders Of The Higher- Ups. This Is Typical With Everyone In The Military Service

-Smedley Butler

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War Is A Racket : I Suspected

Smedley Butler

War Is A Racket : I Suspected I Was Just Part Of A Racket At The Time. Now I Am Sure Of It. Like All Members Of The Military Profession I Never Had An Original Thought Until I Left The Service. My Mental Faculties Remained In Suspended Animation While I Obeyed The Orders Of The Higher- Ups. This Is Typical With Everyone In The Military Service

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Military

War

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The Normal Profits Of A Business Concern In The United States Are Six, Eight, Ten, And Sometimes Twelve Percent. But War-time Profits - Ah! That Is Another Matter - Twenty, Sixty, One Hundred, Three Hundred, And Even Eighteen Hundred Per Cent - The Sky Is The Limit.

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