We need a commander in chief not a professor of law standing at a lectern - the lectern. — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
No commander in chief would ever say, 'I'm not going to listen to the guys on the ground. — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
My first job as commander in chief is to keep the American people safe. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In battles two things are usually required of the Commander-in-Chief: to make a good plan for his army and, secondly, to keep… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
“The truth of the matter is, I will miss being the commander in chief of such a fabulous group of men and… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
A surgeon will cut off a limb in order to protect the body from disease. And a commander-in-chief should pull out of… — Michael Huffington Copy Share Image
Puerto Rico's participation per capita in the armed forces is more than most states, yet they can't vote for their commander in… — Ricardo Rossello Copy Share Image
The first quality of the commander-in-chief is a cool head to receive a correct impression of things. He should not allow himself… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Barack Obama's a terrible commander-in-chief. He is gutting our military. It's not an exaggeration. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Donald Trump poses a serious threat to America, based on what he has said. He is unqualified to be president and he… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is just unfit, unprepared, just doesn't get it, shouldn't be the commander in chief of America. — Julian Castro Copy Share Image
As a military officer - and this is - I have lived my life in the national security realm - I don't… — Amy McGrath Copy Share Image
I intend to make America strong again. I'm going to be the champion of the middle class, where I came from. If… — Lindsey Graham Copy Share Image
The day General Soleimani flew back from Moscow to Iran was the day we believed that Russia used cyber warfare against the… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
My advice for the next commander in chief: Listen to your military advisers. Listen to your generals. They are the experts. Even… — Ralph Abraham Copy Share Image
I would let the military commanders give the commander in chief options rather than tell them what you want to hear. Not… — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
As Commander in Chief, I will maintain the strongest military in the world, keep faith with our troops and go after those… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
National security, the government is in charge of that. And you better have a president that understands the threats we [the state]… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I had always enjoyed the title of Commander-in-Chief until I was informed ... that the only forces that cannot be transferred from… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Despite being briefed about the ongoing terrorist attack at the Benghazi facility very soon after it began, the president took no meaningful… — Andrew McCarthy Copy Share Image
I would never want to pass a law limiting freedom of speech, but that doesn't mean we have to condone statements that… — Sebastian Junger Copy Share Image
“Back in Libya, Obama recklessly neglected the duty of a president and commander in chief to protect Americans serving overseas, a negligence… — Andrew McCarthy Copy Share Image
The general verdict among the German generals I interrogated in 1945 was that Field-Marshal von Manstein had proved the ablest commander in… — Erich von Manstein Copy Share Image
As commander in chief, I will not speak to Vladimir Putin until we've set up that no-fly zone; until we've gathered our… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
I think that the only time we will really know what then-President Trump is going to do about the set of challenges… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
The President is to be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. In this respect his authority would be… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Essentially Rumsfeld wins, Cheney wins, and the CIA and State Department lose. Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld have more centralized control over intelligence,… — Seymour Hersh Copy Share Image
“I here behold a Commander in Chief who looks idle and is always busy; who has no other desk than his knees,… — Robert K. Massie Copy Share Image
“Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation Delivered on December 8, 1941 Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“It is of the nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of legislative authority," the Federalist tell us. And… — Gene Healy Copy Share Image
“He held his face in his hands for a moment and then looked up again. “I’m pretty good at coming up with… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
“It might be instructive to try seeing things from the perspective of, say, a God-fearing hard-working rural-Midwestern military vet. It's not that… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“Chester William Nimitz, Sr. was the last surviving officer to serve as a five star admiral in the Unites States Navy, holding… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One Copy Share Image
“LOST is often lauded as one of the best fantasy dramas in television history, as well as one of the most cryptic… — Ben East Copy Share Image
“As one becomes aware of the decline of violence, the world begins to look different. The past seems less innocent; the present… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
It's certainly not helpful when the commander in chief is a critic of the intelligence community. — James Clapper Copy Share Image
If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament, and judgment, to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image