Scrameustache's Journal: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial-congress 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.

Considering how much was spent on his campaign

[Marxist Hacker 42]

He should have known better- even by 1961 the voters were powerless in the face of lobbyists smart enough to play both sides of the aisle. It ain't bribery if the person isn't in power yet....

Edmund Burke (possibly incorrectly attributed)

[Scrameustache]

He should have known better- even by 1961 the voters were powerless in the face of lobbyists smart enough to play both sides of the aisle.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing [wikipedia.org]."

ahhh

[Profane MuthaFucka]

You say that so beautifully. My heart goes pitter patter. Also, I stroke it furiously.