In Iraq, a ruthless dictator cultivated weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them. He gave support to terrorists, had an established relationship with al Qaeda, and his regime is no more. Dick Cheney More Quotes by Dick Cheney More Quotes From Dick Cheney I think that freedom means freedom for everyone. As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish. Dick Cheney gay daughter mean We haven't really had the time yet to pore through all those records in Baghdad. We'll find ample evidence confirming the link, that is the connection if you will between al Qaida and the Iraqi intelligence services. They have worked together on a number of occasions. Dick Cheney intelligence-services together numbers Because if we make the wrong choice, then the danger is that we'll get hit again, that we'll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States, and that we'll fall back into the pre-9/11 mind set if you will, that in fact these terrorist attacks are just criminal acts, and that we're not really at war. I think that would be a terrible mistake for us. Dick Cheney mistake war fall Let us rid ourselves of the fiction that low oil prices are somehow good for the United States. Dick Cheney oil united-states fiction The important thing here to understand is that the people that are at Guantanamo are bad people. I mean, these are terrorists for the most part. Dick Cheney important mean people Principle is OK up to a certain point, but principle doesn't do any good if you lose. Dick Cheney call-of-duty certain principles We also have to work, though, sort of the dark side, if you will. We've got to spend time in the shadows in the intelligence world. A lot of what needs to be done here will have to be done quietly, without any discussion, using sources and methods that are available to our intelligence agencies... That's the world these folks operate in, and so it's going to be vital for us to use any means at our disposal, basically, to achieve our objective. Dick Cheney agency dark mean It's a tougher program for tougher customers. Dick Cheney program customers To bring the worst of the worst terrorists inside the United States would be cause for great danger and regret in the years to come. It is recklessness cloaked in righteousness, and would make the American people less safe. Dick Cheney leader opportunity people The days of looking the other way while despotic regimes trample human rights, rob their nations' wealth, and then excuse their failings by feeding their people a steady diet of anti-Western hatred are over. Dick Cheney hatred rights people I think it's fair to say you can't predict a straight line to victory. You know, there'll be good days and bad days along the way. Dick Cheney good-day bad-day thinking 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 gay military thinking I think President Obama is going to be a one-term president. Dick Cheney president-obama president thinking In our own country, we take democratic values seriously - and so we always have a vigorous debate on the issues. That's part of the greatness of America, and we wouldn't have it any other way. Dick Cheney greatness country america I have not suggested there's a connection between Iraq and 9/11. Dick Cheney connections iraq I'm up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they're in session. Dick Cheney senate session tuesday The Federalist Society has made important contributions to the nation's understanding of our constitutional heritage. Dick Cheney heritage understanding important How could any responsible leader have ignored the Iraqi threat? If we had not acted, Saddam Hussein and his sons would still be in power. Dick Cheney hussein leader son Europeans know that their great experiment in building peace, unity and prosperity cannot survive as a privileged enclave, surrounded on its outskirts by breeding grounds of hatred and fanaticism. Dick Cheney prosperity unity hatred Everyone knows that you're not really a real man unless you own a gun. Dick Cheney gun real men