waking jonas sanoj gnikaw

president eisenhower’s farewell speech

i know this is two videos in a row, but when i saw this i was bothered by the clarity of this warning. what bothers me the most the seeming inability of anyone to truly cease the cycle of history. over and over again, “actions were taken in accordance with the conditions at the time.”

actions are taken in accordance with the condition, the sentiment, the knowledge, the attitude of the time.

what do you know? what do any of us know?

Didn’t they use that clip in Why We Fight? It’s really eerie to hear that clip and see how it’s all come true…

yes! that is where i first saw this clip. which is sad to me, because i don’t recall this speech ranking too high on what they taught us about eisenhower in my public school growing up.