Eisenhower: “I don’t know why there is apathy.”

There are no great problems between the United States and Portugal.

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

We must not be either patronizing, resentful, or treat them as a stranger or enemy.

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.