“I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major-General.” YearsCountryThreeForceFourMilitaryMonthsMembersMajorsActiveThirtyThree YearsMarineMarine CorpsRacketMilitary ForceLieutenantsMilitary Service Author:Smedley Butler
“One hundred and twenty Marines were detailed to officer a force of twenty-six hundred Haitians.” ForceSixHundredTwentiesOfficersMarineMarine Corps Author:Smedley Butler
“I selected an enormous Marine Corps emblem to be tattooed across my chest. It required several sittings and hurt me like the devil, but the finished product was worth the pain. I blazed triumphantly forth, a Marine from throat to waist. The emblem is still with me. Nothing on earth but skinning will remove it.” StillsEarthPainHurtProductsDevilSittingFinishedEnormousRemoveChestsThroatMarineHurt MeSelectedMarine CorpsEmblemsTattooed Author:Smedley Butler
“I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major-General. And during that period, I spent most of my time being a high class muscle-man for Big Business, for Wall Street and for the Bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.” MenBigsClassStreetsWallPeriodsMajorsCapitalismMy TimeMusclesMarineBankersGangstersBig BusinessMarine CorpsRacketLieutenantsHigh Class Author:Smedley Butler
