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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I feel like war should occur only for the most vital and necessary reasons, and only then. – Sharon Stone

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All this happened, more or less. The war parts, anyway, are pretty much true. – Kurt Vonnegut

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War does not determine who is right – only who is left. – Bertrand Russell

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