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The trouble with America is that when the dollar only earns 6 percent over here, then it gets restless and goes overseas to get 100 percent. Then the flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag. Smedley Butler

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I served in all commissioned ranks from a second Lieutenant to a Major General. And during that time, I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street, and for the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism. Smedley Butler

Time Capitalism Man Business Big Spent Ranks Lieutenant General My Time Major Most Big Business Wall Wall Street Commissioned Short Bankers Being Served Street Second Muscle

I think the best way to get a good night sleep is to work hard throughout the day. If you work hard and, of course, work out. William H. McRaven

Work Best Good Day You Work Hard Good Night Think Way Out Best Way Throughout Course Get Work Out Hard Night Sleep

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding. Douglas MacArthur

Faith World Better Better World Understanding Emerge Shall Based

It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which was bred in an artificially induced psychosis of war hysteria and nurtured upon an incessant propaganda of fear. Douglas MacArthur

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters. Robert E. Lee

Wisdom Our Must Prevent Disasters Call Greater Falling Expect Prudence Energies Sent Forth Us Teach Even Defeats

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret. Robert E. Lee

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. William H. McRaven

You Change World Change The World Bed Making Off Want Your Start

It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell. William Tecumseh Sherman

War Hell Desolation Those Neither Wounded More Only Fired Vengeance Aloud Cry Nor Heard Blood Groans Shot Who

Americans never quit. Douglas MacArthur

Patriotism Never Never Quit American Quit

Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency. George C. Marshall

You Deficiency Given Instructions Because Passive Been Inactivity Serious Specific

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle. George S. Patton

Love History Fight Battle Real Sting American

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already. Marcus Aurelius

You Mind Run Lack Much Your

We have but one flag, one country; let us stand together. We may differ in color, but not in sentiment. Many things have been said about me which are wrong, and which white and black persons here, who stood by me through the war, can contradict. Nathan Bedford Forrest

War Me Together Black Country Sentiment White One Country About Color Through Wrong Said Been Contradict Flag Stood May Differ Which Persons Us Stand Who Many Let Us Things Here

A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets has no charm for me. If the Union is dissolved and government disrupted, I shall return to my native state and share the miseries of my people, and save in defense will draw my sword on none. Robert E. Lee

Government Me People Will Defense State Dissolved Draw Bayonets Charm Only Shall Miseries Share Maintained Return None Native Union Sword Swords Disrupted Save

It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it. Robert E. Lee

War Good Horrible Like Might Grow

You can't change the world alone - you will need some help - and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them. William H. McRaven

Alone Good You Change Destination World Strong Will Strangers Change The World Guide Colleagues Some Point Takes Truly Friends Get Them Your Help Starting Need Starting Point

Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole. Bernard Law Montgomery

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