The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
Dwight D. EisenhowerPatronage is almost a wicked word. By itself it could well-nigh defeat democracy.
Dwight D. EisenhowerIn 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.
Dwight D. Eisenhower