Eisenhower: “Success, therefore, has been meager”

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

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

These things can be done--your part in bringing them to pass will be measured by the intensity of your dedication.

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.