...words before he left office showed how greatly he feared this usurpation of the military when he said: "We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted...sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex." (7) It is up to you, members of this committee, to vote against the draft bill in order that our country...

...implications. Our toil, resources, and livelihood are all involved; so Is the very structure of our society. "In the councils of Government, we must guard against...combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes." Apparently that complex can operate in the collective bargaining sphere as well as in that of Government...

...central thrust of his argument, the crucial point that he felt must be shared with the public, was this: "In the councils of government, we must guard against...rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." President Eisenhower's words are as true today as they were when he first spoke them more than 45 years...

...cautionary advice. His words are half a century old, but they sound as if spoken by a current observer: "In the councils of government, we must guard against...rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." 422 AMERICA'S COALITION FOR WAR, POWER AND PROFITS A deeper look into the M-IC reveals an intriguing...

...rule of content-free farewells was a passage in the one delivered by President Dwight D. Eisenhower: "In the councils of government, we must guard against...rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." Reagan and the Pentagon have constituted a mutual admiration society. No one anticipated that Reagan...

...Our toil, resources, and livelihood are all involved. So is the very structure of our society. plex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced...democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and...

...War System (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1996). 21. President Eisenhower said, "In our councils of government we must guard against the acquisition...rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." Cited in Charles W. Kegley Jr. and Eugene R. Wittkopf, American Foreign Policy Pattern and Process,...

...persistent controversies. As such, the whole is represented by its part, the military-industrial complex: In the councils of government, we must guard against...potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power will persist (New York Tunes, 18 January 1961). For me the more significant warning came just a few...

...of the relationship between the military and industry in a famous speech he made in 1961. He said, "In the councils of government, we must guard against...potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exits and will persist." I think Ike would turn over in his grave if he saw the growth and influence...

...of a warning issued in his farewell address to the nation. "In the councils of government," he said, "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted...rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." This was the only memorable remark that Eisenhower ever made, and it was certainly a surprising sentiment...