The American people are determined to eliminate from their midst organizations which, purporting to be political parties in the accepted sense of that term, are actually conspirators dedicated to the destruction of our form of government by violence and force.
Remarks on the Communist Control Act of 1954.
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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.
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.
I feel now it would be futile for me to attempt anything else in the way of words.
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