May 20, 2023
"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex… Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together." Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), 34th President of the United States, (1953-1961), (in his 'Farewell Address', Jan. 17, 1961) "Were the Soviet Union to sink tomorrow under the waters of the ocean, the American military-industrial complex would have to remain, substantially unchanged, until some other adversary could be invented. Anything else would be an unacceptable shock to the American economy." George F. Kennan (1904-2005), American diplomat and historian, (in his preface to Norman Cousins' 1987 book 'The Pathology of Power') "A nation cannot become free and
