Principle is OK up to a certain point, but principle doesn't do any good if you lose. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Under our plan you can build wealth, even if you don't have a dollar to spare. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
We haven't really had the time yet to pore through all those records in Baghdad. We'll find ample evidence confirming the link,… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"] I think so. I guess if I look… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
As Vice President one of the things I spend time on is the continuity of government; that's the main reason I'm here… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
If we're successful in Iraq ... we will have struck a major blow right at the heart of the base, if you… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I think we may well have some kind of presence there over a period of time... The level of activity that we… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
We also have to work, though, sort of the dark side, if you will. We've got to spend time in the shadows… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Because if we make the wrong choice, then the danger is that we'll get hit again, that we'll be hit in a… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I have argued in the past, and would again, if we had been able to pre-empt the attacks of 9/11 would we… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I learned early on that if you don't want your memos to get you in trouble someday, just don't write any. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
How could any responsible leader have ignored the Iraqi threat? If we had not acted, Saddam Hussein and his sons would still… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
What we did in Iraq was exactly the right thing to do. If I had it to recommend all over again, I… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
If the Democratic policies had been pursued over the last two or three years... we would not have had the kind of… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
We need, from time to time, to use military force or all of the resources at our command in order to defend… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
We have to deal with this new type of threat in a way we haven’t yet defined. . . . With a… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
You really do think about it institutionally; this is your job, and to some extent you benefit from having a job to… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
A little tough talk in the midst of a campaign or as part of a presidential debate cannot obscure a record of 30 years… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"] I think so. I guess if I look back on… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Let us rid ourselves of the fiction that low oil prices are somehow good for the United States. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I think we need to significantly reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector. The Obama administration is doing the opposite. They're loading on… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I'm often asked why I left politics and went to Halliburton and I explain that I reached the point where I was mean-spirited, short-tempered… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias. — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I'm one of those people who believes that part of the greatness of the United States is our private sector. It's what we do… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
I believe that we were not as effective in the second term dealing with this issue of nuclear none proliferation as we had been… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
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