@elonmusk We should have listened to Dwight Eisenhower's 1961 warning about the Military-Industrial Complex and corrected course.
How many wars have been started on false pretenses while weapons manufacturers have financially profited ever since? https://t.co/hq8l0C2clY
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In his farewell address, the speaker warns about the dangers of the military industrial complex, a vast armaments industry that has significant influence in economic, political, and spiritual aspects of society. He emphasizes the need to guard against unwarranted influence and the potential rise of misplaced power. This warning is considered one of the most profound statements made by an American president. The speaker's message is similar to George Washington's warning against foreign entanglements. He urges the protection of our liberties and democratic values from the weight of this combination.
Speaker 0: My fellow Americans, this evening, I come to you with a message of leave taking and farewell and to share a few final thoughts with you, my countrymen. We have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. 3 and a half 1000000 men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. The total influence, economic, political, even spiritual, is felt in every city, every state house, every office of the federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development, yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications.
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. You have to realize this is one of the great presidents, great military leaders. On his way out the door, At the end of his second term, he says, by the way, watch out for the military industrial complex.
Speaker 1: People know that he invented the phrase military industrial complex, But very rarely do you see the whole thing and realize how utterly strident his warning was. I think it's one of the most profound statements ever made by an American president.
Speaker 2: Just like George Washington gave his warnings about foreign entanglements and things like that, my dad was giving his warning against letting this military industrial complex get out of hand.
Speaker 0: We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic
