For Years I Thought What Was Good for Our Country

For years I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa. The difference did not exist. - Charles E. Wilson, 1953
This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence-economic, political, even spiritual-is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the federal government . . . . We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961
The main point of the first quotation is that:

A) the government should stay out of the economy
B) the American government should follow policies similar to General Motors
C) America's well-being and the strength of its large corporations are inseparable
D) economic policies should be designed to strengthen small businesses