Belief Quote by Traian Basescu

The President may indeed in one respect resemble the commander of an army in peace, but in another and more essential sense he resembles…

— Henry Adams

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port…

— Henry Adams

“no man who rises to command of a United States naval ship can possibly be a coward. And”

— Herman Wouk

“Any government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck." [ On Water ]”

— Guy de Maupassant

Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck.

— Guy De Maupassant

No man can well doubt the propriety of placing a president of the United States under the most solemn obligations to preserve, protect, and…

— Joseph Story

“It is a great advantage to a President, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know that he is…

— Calvin Coolidge

I'm not a president. They love me. All my people are with me; they love me all. They will die to protect me, my…

— Muammar al-Gaddafi

I do not wish failure upon any sitting president.

— George Santos

No man can well doubt the propriety of placing a president of the United States under the most solemn obligations to preserve, protect, and…

— Joseph Story

Received as I am by the members of a legislature the majority of whom do not agree with me in political sentiments, I trust…

— Abraham Lincoln

When American presidents prepare for foreign wars, they lie.

— Robert Higgs