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Commander In Chief Quotes

I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief. Kamisese Mara
The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may depend, ought certainly to be possessed of abilities equal to so important a station and so extensive a command. William Falconer
McChrystal's defenders at the Pentagon were making the case Tuesday that the president and his men—(the McChrystal snipers spared Hillary)—must put aside their hurt feelings about being painted as weak sisters. Obama should not fire the serially insubordinate general, they reasoned, because that would undermine the mission in Afghanistan, and if that happens, then Obama would be further weakened. So the commander in chief can be bad-mouthed as weak by the military but then he can't punish... Maureen Dowd
As Commander in Chief of the United States Military, I will never send our sons and daughters and our brothers and sisters to die in a foreign land without telling the truth about why they're going there. Howard Dean
As the Senator from Vermont was kind enough to note, I did have the experience of being commander in chief of our National Guard in Missouri for 8 years. Kit Bond
The truth of the matter is, I will miss being the commander in chief of such a fabulous group of men and women -- those who wear the uniform of the United States military. George W. Bush
A commander in chief ought to say to himself several times a day: If the enemy should appear on my front, on my right, on my left, what would I do? And if the question finds him uncertain, he is not well placed, he is not as he should be, and he should remedy it. Napoleon Bonaparte
Bernard Law Montgomery quote: "Decisions! And a general, a commander in chief who has not got..."
Decisions! And a general, a commander in chief who has not got the quality of decision, then he is no good. Bernard Law Montgomery
Anyone weighing whether to re-elect the President should take the bin Laden operation into account: it is a powerful exhibit that Obama is a steely Commander in Chief - a critical test for many Americans. Jon Meacham
Claire McCaskill quote: "No commander in chief would ever say, 'I'm not going to listen..."
No commander in chief would ever say, 'I'm not going to listen to the guys on the ground.' Claire McCaskill
John McCain quote: "I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need..."
I am fully prepared to be commander in chief... I don't need on-the-job training. John McCain
Elie Wiesel quote: "Moses was the greatest legislator and the commander in chief..."
Moses was the greatest legislator and the commander in chief of perhaps the first liberation army. Elie Wiesel
Sarah Palin quote: "To win this war, we need a commander in chief, not a professor..."
To win this war, we need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern. Sarah Palin
Fidel Castro quote: "I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of..."
I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief. Fidel Castro
When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him to be able to use the forces. Joe Biden

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