"Out of war nations acquire additional territory, if they are victorious. They just take it. This newly acquired territory promptly is exploited by the few - the selfsame few who wrung dollars out of blood in the war. The general public shoulders the bill."

-- Smedley Butler

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“Every one with this writ may be a tyrant; if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm.”

Source : "James Otis: Against Writs of Assistance". James Otis' speech (February 1761), as quoted in William Tudor "James Otis's Speech on the Writs of Assistance", books.google.com. 1906.
“One of the reasons why I enjoy college basketball a little more is because of its team orientation as opposed to individual orientation.”

Source : Source: aalbc.com
“How many words a day do I write? Between six and seven thousand. And how many hours does that take? Three on a good day, as high as thirteen on a bad one”
“When you don't like something the words come more readily.”

Source : 1991 Aged 82, on the relative ease of negative criticism over positive. In the NewYork Times, 3 Oct.
“I ran like a thing that runs.”
“Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice.”
“Every generation blames the generation before them.”
“You think you know me just because you know my name, think you've seen me 'cause you've seen every line on my face.”

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