Eisenhower: “I am sure that the first thing we must do is balance the budget.”

Our entire history since the birth of my Nation has been that of friendship.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

Our unity as a nation is sustained by free communication of thought and by easy transportation of people and goods.

Leadership is not proved by a mere whirling across the public stage in a burst of glib oratory.