Eisenhower: “The legitimate function of government is to do for the individuals what they cannot do for themselves, or cannot so well…”

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

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

My heart will always be filled with admiration for you.

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.