War Chief

War chief can refer to

  • Warlord
  • Tribal chief during wartime, particularly among indigenous peoples of the Americas

Famous quotes containing the words war and/or chief:

    “As a war in years of peace
    Or in war an armistice
    Or a father’s death, just so
    Our parting was not visualized....”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “He is no more than the chief officer of the people, appointed by the laws, and circumscribed with definite powers, to assist in working the great machine of government erected for their use, and consequently subject to their superintendence.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)