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Dick Cheney Quotes

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Direct threats require decisive action.
- Dick Cheney

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
- Dick Cheney

We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary.
- Dick Cheney

I had other priorities in the 60’s than military service
- Dick Cheney

People tell me that Senator Edwards got picked for his good looks, his sex appeal, and his great hair. I say to them, ‘How do you think I got the job?
- Dick Cheney

I’ve worked for four presidents and watched two others up close, and I know that there’s no such thing as a routine day in the Oval Office.
- Dick Cheney

From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a chance to succeed and to rise in the world.
- Dick Cheney

Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam Hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly still be in control of Kuwait.
- Dick Cheney

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The plan was criticized by some retired military officers embedded in TV studios. But with every advance by our coalition forces, the wisdom of that plan becomes more apparent.
- Dick Cheney

Four years ago, some said the world had grown calm, and many assumed that the United States was invulnerable to danger. That thought might have been comforting; it was also false. Like other generations of Americans, we soon discovered that history had great and unexpected duties in store for us.
- Dick Cheney

I’m absolutely convinced that the threat we face now, the idea of a terrorist in the middle of one of our cities with a nuclear weapon, is very real and that we have to use extraordinary measures to deal with it.
- Dick Cheney

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Dick Cheney’s Hunting Accident Quotes

He was dressed in orange, he was dressed properly, but he was also … There was a little bit of a gully there, so he was down a little ways before land level, although I could see the upper part of his body when … I didn’t see it at the time I shot, until after I’d fired. And the sun was directly behind him _ that affected the vision, too, I’m sure.
- Dick Cheney

But the image of him falling is something I’ll never be able to get out of my mind. I fired, and there’s Harry falling. And it was, I’d have to say, one of the worst days of my life, at that moment….
- Dick Cheney

…Well, ultimately, I’m the guy who pulled the trigger that fired the round that hit Harry. And you can talk about all of the other conditions that existed at the time, but that’s the bottom line. And there’s no _ it was not Harry’s fault. You can’t blame anybody else. I’m the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend. And I say that is something I’ll never forget.
- Dick Cheney

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