Frases de Charles Erwin Wilson

Charles Erwin Wilson foi um empresário e engenheiro norte-americano que serviu como o 5º Secretário de Defesa dos Estados Unidos de 1953 a 1957 sob o presidente Dwight D. Eisenhower. Conhecido como "Motor Charlie", ele anteriormente havia trabalhado como presidente da General Motors durante o período pós-Segunda Guerra Mundial. Depois do fim da Guerra da Coreia, Wilson realizou um grande corte no orçamento do Departamento de Defesa. Wikipedia  

✵ 18. Julho 1890 – 26. Setembro 1961
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Charles Erwin Wilson: Frases em inglês

“For years I thought that what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa. The difference did not exist. Our company is too big. It goes with the welfare of the country. Our contribution to the nation is considerable.”

Charles E. Wilson (1952) in: Confirmation hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee, responding to Sen. Robert Hendrickson's question regarding conflicts of interest. Quoted in Safire's Political Dictionary (1978) by William Safire.

“For years I thought that what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa.”

The difference did not exist. Our company is too big. It goes with the welfare of the country. Our contribution to the nation is considerable.
Charles E. Wilson (1952) in: Confirmation hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee, responding to Sen. Robert Hendrickson's question regarding conflicts of interest. Quoted in Safire's Political Dictionary (1978) by William Safire.