Quote by Smedley Butler
War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is

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

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After every war someone has to tidy up. – Wislawa Szymborska

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When you go to war, both sides lose totally. – Yoko Ono

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Once the command of the air is obtained by one of the contending armies, the war becomes a conflict between a seeing host and one that is blind. – H. G. Wells

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Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it… You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week. – Will Rogers

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