Eisenhower: “War would present to us only the alternative in degrees of destruction.”

I assure you that our obligation to you is deep and lasting.

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.

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