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War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coast

War is just a racket… I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. – Smedley Butler

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There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. – Smedley Butler

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War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. – Smedley Butler

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They should pick a dry year to fight the war. Better yet, civilize the moronic races and have no wars at all. – Lt. Clair J. Clark, letter to wife, March 1944

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What a man knows is everywhere at war with what he wants. – Joseph Wood Krutch

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But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no. – Barack Obama

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No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. – George S. Patton

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