Eisenhower: “I do believe this: from the beginning I have pursued one policy”

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

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

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

The day that we don't have to work, that's the day you will have to call the United States second rate.