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“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.”

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Smedley Butler was an American author, social activist, and military officer, known for his anti-war stance and his works that exposed American imperialism. more

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