"I think as a rifle platoon and company……" — Oliver North

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• The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course… — Henry Adams
• When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the… — Joe Biden
• As the Senator from Vermont was kind enough to note, I did have the experience of being commander in chief… — Christopher Bond
• Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates. — Arleigh Burke
• I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander… — Fidel Castro
• Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all… — Sun Tzu
• As commander I was responsible for the overall success of the mission, and so I had to know at least… — Leroy Chiao
• When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from… — Sun Tzu
• When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory. — Sun Tzu
• The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to… — Carl von Clausewitz
• Better a cautious commander, and not a rash one. — Augustus
• When pressure mounts and strain increases everyone begins to show the weaknesses in his makeup. It is up to the… — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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