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Yossarian and the Business of Government is Business from "Catch-22". Milo quotes Calvin Coolidge's saying, 'The business of government is business,' to justify his actions.

during Milo's cotton crisis

Yossarian and the Business of Government is Business

Milo quotes Calvin Coolidge's saying, 'The business of government is business,' to justify his actions. The phrase encapsulates the novel's critique of the fusion of corporate and military interests. Milo believes that what is good for his syndicate is good for the country.