Declaring Quote by James Madison

The Executive should be able to repel and not to commence war.

— Roger Sherman

The power of declaring war being with the Legislature, the Executive should do nothing necessarily committing them to decide for war in preference of…

— Thomas Jefferson

For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive.

— Ernest Hemingway

The authority to declare war rests in Congress, not in an out-of-control president.

— Ted Cruz

I believe that the power to declare war is most important in limiting the powers of the national government in regard to the rights…

— John Yoo

I believe that the power to declare war is most important in limiting the powers of the national government in regard to the rights…

— John Yoo

U.S. Constitution declares rather unambiguously that Congress has the responsibility to “declare war.

— Marvin Kalb

There are plenty of cases of war being begun before it is declared.

— Arthur Balfour

A state of war is not a blank check... when it comes to the rights of the Nation's citizens.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

The Constitution's pretty clear. The Federalist papers are pretty clear... They very specifically delegated the power to declare war to Congress. They wanted this…

— Rand Paul

I think this sets a very bad precedent, the president unilaterally on his own starting war without any consent from Congress.

— Rand Paul

“On this question of war, three things are to be considered. First, the rights of declaring it: secondly, the expense of supporting it: thirdly,…

— Thomas Paine