Quotes About Smedley Butler

For a great many years, as a soldier, I had a suspicion that war was a racket; not until I retired to civil life did I fully realize it.

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

The normal profits of a business concern in the United States are six, eight, ten, and sometimes twelve percent. But war-time profits - ah! that is another matter - twenty, sixty, one hundred, three hundred, and even eighteen hundred per cent - the sky is the limit.

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