“I helped make Mexico, especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in.” InterestCitiesBoysSafeCapitalismOilDecentMexicoRevenueCubaHaitiRacketAmerican CapitalismDominican Republic Book:War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier Source: War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier
“I had a swell racket. I was rewarded with honors, medals, promotions. l might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate a racket in three city districts. The Marines operated on three continents.” MightThreeGivenCitiesPolicyHonorAlsForeign PolicyContinentsMedalMarinePromotionHintsRacketCapone Author:Smedley Butler
“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 back on it, I feel I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three city districts. We Marines operated on three continents.” FeelsLongMightThreeGivenCitiesHalfRecordsStreetsWallBenefitsAlsRepublicDozenContinentsLooking BackMarineHintsRacketCapone Author:Smedley Butler
“I helped make Mexico, especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefits of Wall Street. The record of racketeering is long. I helped purify Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers in 1909-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for American sugar interests in 1916. In China I helped to see to it that Standard Oil went its way unmolested.” WayLongLightHouseInterestCitiesHalfBoysRecordsStreetsBrotherWallSafeBenefitsStandardsInternationalChinaOilDecentBrownRepublicSugarDozenMexicoBankingRevenueCubaHaitiRacketNicaraguaDominican RepublicStandard Oil Author:Smedley Butler
