Declaring Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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

— Roger Sherman

The power to declare war, including the power of judging the causes of war, is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature.

— James Madison

The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have…

— George Washington

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

The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war.

— James Madison

The executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them, to the end that it may be a government of…

— John Adams

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

No power but Congress can declare war; but what is the value of this constitutional provision, if the President of his own authority may…

— Daniel Webster

The constitution supposes, what the History of all Governments demonstrates, that the Executive is the branch of power most interested in war, and most…

— James Madison

Nothing is so important in war as an undivided command.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The Constitution expressly and exclusively vests in the Legislature the power of declaring a state of war [and] the power of raising armies.... A…

— James Madison