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Charles Erwin Wilson, né le 18 juillet 1890 à Minerva et mort le 26 septembre 1961 à Norwood , est un homme politique américain. Membre du Parti républicain, il est secrétaire à la Defense entre 1953 et 1957 dans l'administration du président Dwight D. Eisenhower. Wikipedia  

✵ 18. juillet 1890 – 26. septembre 1961
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“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.