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War Is A Racket. It Always Has Been. It Is Possibly The Oldest, Easily The Most Profitable, Surely The Most Vicious.
-Smedley Butler
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War Is A Racket. It Always Has
Smedley Butler
War Is A Racket. It Always Has Been. It Is Possibly The Oldest, Easily The Most Profitable, Surely The Most Vicious.
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