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.
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In holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.
- President Eisenhower Farewell Speech 1961
Support for democracy weak among Sweden’s youngsters: survey – The Local
via The Deplorable Climate Science Blog
August 8, 2018 at 06:20PM
