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
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
War is just a racket… I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. – Smedley Butler
While we remain a nation decisively shaped by religious faith, our politics and our culture are, in the main, less influenced by movements and arguments of an explicitly Christian character than they were even five years ago. I think this is a good thing – good for our political culture. – Jon Meacham