Great power Quote by Wendell Willkie

To be a great president, you have to have a war. All the great presidents have had their wars.

— Adm James Crowe

Every US President has to have a war.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Does he [the president] possess the power of making war? That power is exclusively vested in Congress. . . . It is the exclusive…

— William Paterson

Most US presidents since World War II have led military actions without a declaration of war by Congress, though most, if not all, have…

— Donald Rumsfeld

”In a time of war, the president must have the power he needs to make the tough decisions, including, if need be, the decision…

— George W. Bush

The War Powers Act requires presidents to seek the consent of the American people, through their representatives, before sending our troops into war. It…

— Charles B. Rangel

Presidents do not go into war lightly. It's a tremendous responsibility in making decisions, and I know Bush must deeply believe this is the…

— Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Are there any military actions that the president of the United States may not order on his own authority? If so, what are they?…

— Andrew Bacevich

A state department official once told me this about the role of the president. He said: "We wage war for realist reasons, we justify…

— Michael Hastings

That's one of the major lessons: no president should ever take this nation to war without full public debate in the Congress and/or in…

— Robert McNamara

Great wars can only be fought by great powers.

— Michael Mandelbaum

You don't go to war with the President you want, you go to war with the President you have

— Jeff Rich