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{{Infobox politician|image_size=200|birth_date=July 30, 1881|birth_place=West Chester, [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=June 21, 1940|death_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States|image=Smedley Butler.png}} | {{Infobox politician|image_size=200|birth_date=July 30, 1881|birth_place=West Chester, [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=June 21, 1940|death_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States|image=Smedley Butler.png}} | ||
'''Smedley Darlington Butler''' (July 30, 1881 – June 21, | '''Smedley Darlington Butler''' (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940) was a Statesian general who described himself as "a gangster for [[capitalism]]." He invaded [[Republic of China|China]], [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]], the [[Dominican Republic]], [[Republic of Haiti|Haiti]], [[Republic of Honduras|Honduras]], [[Mexican United States|Mexico]], and [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] to protect the profits of U.S. corporations.<ref name=":0222">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|chapter=The Military Opens Doors|page=213|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520972070|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> | ||
== Library works == | == Library works == | ||
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| Born | July 30, 1881 West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | June 21, 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940) was a Statesian general who described himself as "a gangster for capitalism." He invaded China, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua to protect the profits of U.S. corporations.[1]
Library works
- War is a Racket (1935)
References
- ↑ David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'The Military Opens Doors' (p. 213). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]