"The 'defense' budget is three quarters of a trillion dollars. Profits went up last year well over 25%. I guarantee you: when war becomes that profitable, we're going to see more of it."

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Source : "Why We Fight", www.imdb.com. 2005.

Chalmers Johnson

#War Quotes #Years Quotes #Dollars Quotes

“Honoring the moment is honoring every human being you meet. The only place where you can meet them is in the moment.”
“It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about, he goes off and gets married.”
“Even if one tree falls down it wouldn't affect the entire forest.”
“Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it.”
“Words are good servants but bad masters.”
“Avarice fills its purse at the expense of its belly.”
“The work of a master reeks not of the sweat of the brow - suggests no effort - and is finished from its beginning.”
“The relic from before birth Enters one's heart one day. Be as careful as if you were holding a full vessel, Be as gentle as if you were caressing an infant. The gate of earth should be shut tight, The portals of heaven should be first opened. Wash the yellow sprouts clean, And atop the mountain is thunder shaking the earth.”

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