Dick Cheney Nation Quotations

I think we're going to get a good vote and a big turnout and we certainly hope and expect the constitution will be approved, ... It's very significant event. When you think about the course of the time here in Iraq, it's vital we get constitution in place and follow that with national elections in December.

I think we're going to get a good vote, a big turnout and we certainly hope and expect the constitution will be approved, ... It's vital to get a constitution in place and follow that with national elections in December.

As the president said the other night, the course of this nation does not depend upon the decisions of others,

It will be necessary for us to be a nation of men, and not laws.

Don Rumsfeld is the finest secretary of defense the nation has ever had.

Peace and the stability in the western Pacific and that part of Asia depends very much upon a continued U.S. presence and upon everybody in the area being comfortable that none of the nations out there has hostile intent toward any others,

The flaws in the intelligence are plain enough in hindsight. But any suggestion that prewar information was distorted, hyped or fabricated by the leader of the nation is utterly false,

History has shown that a strong and purposeful America is vital to preserving freedom and keeping us safe. Yet time and again, Senator Kerry has made the wrong call on national security.

There's nothing that's more important to us, because at the end of the day, our national security is at stake,

Nothing could shake his determination to rebuild the strength and the morale of every branch of the United States military,

The biggest threat we face now as a nation is the possibility of terrorists ending up in the middle of one of our cities with deadlier weapons than have ever before been used against us -- biological agents or a nuclear weapon or a chemical weapon of some kind to be able to threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans,

The relevance for 9/11 is that what 9/11 marked was the beginning of a struggle in which the terrorists come at us and strike us here on our home territory. And it's a global operation. It doesn't know national boundaries or national borders.

A precipitous withdrawal from Iraq would be a victory for the terrorists, an invitation to further violence against free nations and a terrible blow for the future security of the U.S.,

Any suggestion that prewar information was distorted, hyped, fabricated by the leader of the nation is utterly false,

It's not surprising that we would ask him to come down and spend some time with us talking about the transition, talking about how you might put together your national security team for the prospective Bush administration,

With the right policies and with the incredible energy and talent of American workers all over this country, we'll keep a good thing going and see even better days in the greatest nation on Earth.

victory for the terrorists, an invitation to further violence against free nations and a terrible blow to the future security of the United States of America.

Scooter Libby is one of the most capable and talented individuals I have ever known, ... He has given many years of his life to public service and has served our nation tirelessly and with great distinction.