Eisenhower: “I would like to see the intent on the part of the American people, after their attention is drawn to this thing, to cut…”

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

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

People must meet and understand other people, and so doing make it ever more difficult for governments, responding to false prides or even worse, personal ambitions, to sustain dictatorships.

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