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Where did Smedley Butler say this?
In the AI-generated meme up there. It's right there, I don't know how you could miss it.
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You're absolutely right to ask this. I took a look at wikiquote (which wouldn't still prove anything by itself) and that quote isn't there: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
However, it fits his anti-war and anti-capitalist sentiments and his often angry tone quite well, so it might be legit.
The correct response is to downvote and report to mods