Complex sentence: The only general to be elected president in the 20th century, he famously warned the nation about the potential for corrupting influence of the "military-industrial complex" It is frequently mis-characterized as a criticism of the arms industry, which it was not.
Split into simpler sentences: The only general to be elected president in the 20th century, he famously warned the nation about the potentially corrupting influence of the "military-industrial complex". This is frequently mischaracterized as a criticism of the arms industry, which it was not.