West was raised in a Pennsylvania Quaker community that practiced mutuality and trust; he got his start in art from good-hearted people. And he never forgot.
<p>After leading Marines to secure the American empire in the wake of the Spanish-American War, Major Smedley Butler by 1935 repented and called himself "a racketeer for capitalism." </p>
<p>After leading Marines to secure the American empire in the wake of the Spanish-American War, Major Smedley Butler by 1935 repented and called himself "a racketeer for capitalism." </p>