USA Trivia Answer #19

Who said:

“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.”

Answer:

34th President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, during his Farewell Address on January 17, 1961.

Listen: Eisenhower’s Farewell Address