Eisenhower's Warning Has Fallen on Deaf Ears
Eisenhower’s Warning Has Fallen on Deaf Ears Junious Ricardo Stanton In his farewell address to the nation delivered on January 17, 1961 outgoing President Dwight David Eisenhower specifically warned against what he called the acquisition of power by the Military Industrial Complex. He said, “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…
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