“My interest is, my one hobby is, maintaining a democracy. If you get these 500,000 soldiers advocating anything smelling of Fascism, I am going to get 500,000 more and lick the hell out of you, and we will have a real war right at home.” IfsWarRealHomeInterestHellDemocracySoldierFascismHobbiesMaintainingAdvocating Author:Smedley Butler
“I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. If a nation comes over here to fight, then we'll fight. The trouble with America is that when the dollar only earns 6 percent over here, then it gets restless and goes overseas to get 100 percent. Then the flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag.” IfsBelieveWarAmericaFightingI BelieveNationsTroublePercentDollarsSoldierI Believe InDefenseFlagsAntiwarRestlessAdequateCoastline Author:Smedley Butler
“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 - the selfsame few who wrung dollars out of blood in the war. The general public shoulders the bill.” IfsWarNationsBloodBillsDollarsShouldersAcquireTerritoryGeneral Public 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
“If only more of today's military personnel would realize that they are being used by the owning elite's as a publicly subsidized capitalist goon squad.” IfsTodayUsedRealizingMilitaryCapitalistElitesGlobalizationPersonnelSquadGoonsMilitary Personnel Author:Smedley Butler
