"Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required make swords as well.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 never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted.
Only an alert and knowledgable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods an goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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