Word: unsought
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Dates: during 1961-1961
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...surprisingly to some, considered a danger of a different order: the possible domination of Government policy by "a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions" and an "immense" military establishment. "In the councils of Government," he said, "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." Nor, he added, should free scholarship become the handmaiden of the Federal Government. "The free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research. Partly because of the huge costs involved, a Government contract becomes virtually...