Read the exert from Ike’s farewell speech below and consider, given the rise of things like the “Patriot” act, court rulings allowing police to enter your home at any time without a warrant, and additional government intrusions into our privacy under the false pretense of “security”, would you say Ike’s worst fears have come true?
“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 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.”
The complete text from the speech may be found here: http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/ike.htm
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