War is a racket. It always has been… A few profit – and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You can’t end it by disarmament conferences. You can’t eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical groups can’t wipe it out by resolutions. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war. — Smedley Butler

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Mini who’s who:

Smedley Butler : American Soldier
Born:  June 30, 1881
Died:  June 21, 1940