Photo: President EisenhowerThe Tyranny Of Defense Inc. -- The Atlantic
In 1961, Dwight Eisenhower famously identified the military-industrial complex, warning that the growing fusion between corporations and the armed forces posed a threat to democracy. Judged 50 years later, Ike’s frightening prophecy actually understates the scope of our modern system—and the dangers of the perpetual march to war it has put us on.
American politics is typically a grimy business of horses traded and pork delivered. Political speech, for its part, tends to be formulaic and eminently forgettable. Yet on occasion, a politician will transcend circumstance and bear witness to some lasting truth: George Wash- ington in his Farewell Address, for example, or Abraham Lincoln in his Second Inaugural.
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My Comment: A rather long post .... but I love history, and how America transformed during this time to become the power that it became has always fascinated me.
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