Politics Quotes by Dick Cheney

10 Politics quotes by Dick Cheney

These ten brief lines from Cheney give a concise sense of the strategic mindset of a former vice president. The quotes are straightforward, offering a quick look at his approach to power and decision‑making.

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As Vice President one of the things I spend time on is the continuity of government; that's the main reason I'm here…

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There's overwhelming evidence that there was a connection between Al Qaeda and the Iraqi government

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We have great information. They're going to welcome us. It'll be like the American Army going through the streets of Paris. They're…

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I worry that we're seeing a situation- Obama's administration not only committing us the huge deficits for the future, but is also…

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I'm often asked why I left politics and went to Halliburton and I explain that I reached the point where I was…

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One of the problems we have as a government is our inability to keep secrets. And it costs us, in terms of…

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The Federal Reserve, the Treasury, all the regulator agencies - if there's a problem of the financial mechanism in society, the only…

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Oil remains fundamentally a government business. While many regions of the world offer great oil opportunities, the Middle East with two-thirds of…

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I'd spent 25 years in government when I left the Defense Department back in '93, decided I'd go spend the rest of…

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A little tough talk in the midst of a campaign or as part of a presidential debate cannot obscure a record of 30 years…

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Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys.

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I am a deficit hawk.

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We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.

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I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one.

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[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…

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Let us rid ourselves of the fiction that low oil prices are somehow good for the United States.

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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…

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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…

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I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias.

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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…

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I believe that we were not as effective in the second term dealing with this issue of nuclear none proliferation as we had been…

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Sarah Palin is an attractive candidate, but based on her background, she only was governor for what, two years. I don't think she passed…

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My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do…

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From our perspective, trying to deal with this continuing campaign of terror, if you will, the war on terror that we're engaged in, this…

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