Able Quote by Joe Biden

If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military.

— Harry S. Truman

In battles two things are usually required of the Commander-in-Chief: to make a good plan for his army and, secondly, to keep a strong…

— Winston Churchill

When drafting our Constitution, the Founders took great care to ensure our military is above politics, that its leaders were civilians.

— Nancy Mace

The fundamental principle of our constitution ... enjoins the sense of command, duty that the will of the majority shall prevail.

— George Washington

The nature of constitutional delegations of power is that they entitle the empowered official to do certain things that other people can't do.

— Benjamin Wittes

It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him by his commander-in-chief.

— Nathan Hale

“One must require from each one the duty with each one can perform," said the king. "Accepted authority rests first of all on reason.…

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The President is to be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. In this respect his authority would be nominally the…

— Alexander Hamilton

Congress has a constitutional right to help decide and limit how the country uses its military power. But to assert this right, the legislature…

— Tom Malinowski

The commander must establish personal and comradely contact with his men, but without giving away one inch of authority.

— Erwin Rommel

“therefore determined, first, to use the greatest number of troops practicable against the armed force of the enemy; preventing him from using the same…

— Ulysses S. Grant

But having made my decision as Commander-in-Chief based on what I am convinced is our national security interests, I will seek authorization for the…

— Barack Obama