President Eisenhower warns of the military industrial complex. "We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence,

"The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exits, 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 knowlledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial military missionary of defense with our peaceful methods and voters. So that security and liberty may prosper together.

Jan 17, 1961