Eisenhower: “I want to make this very clear.”

We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.

I feel now it would be futile for me to attempt anything else in the way of words.

For over six decades we have worked together to create and maintain strong democratic institutions.

We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.