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In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated, and scorned.

When his cause succeeds however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.

Mark Twain


It may seem odd for me, a military man to adopt such a comparison. Truthfulness compels me to. I spent thirty- three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I served in... more…

In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated, and scorned.

When his cause succeeds however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.

Mark Twain


It may seem odd for me, a military man to adopt such a comparison. Truthfulness compels me to. I spent thirty- three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major-General. And during that period, 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, a gangster for capitalism.

During those years, I had, as the boys in the back room would say, a swell racket. Looking back on it, I feel that I could have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.

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