Dick Cheney Quotes on Government (17 Quotes)

And most of it -- and I can tell you, Joe, that the government had absolutely nothing to do with it,

In my capacity as vice president, I am the president of Senate, the presiding officer. I'm up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they're in session. The first time I ever met you John Edwards was when you walked on the stage tonight.

In our system of government an accused person is presumed innocent until a contrary finding is made by a jury after an opportunity to answer the charges and a full airing of the facts, ... Mr. Libby is entitled to that opportunity.

We clearly understand that in terms of what government can do addressing the waste question is key, ... If we can address the waste question and deal with that, I think that will give people -- potential investors and utilities who have to decide what form of power to use in the future -- confidence that nuclear power is a viable option.

very publicly lobbying the Congress of the United States advocating the use of terror.

Al Gore clearly wants to take most of the surplus and spend it on bigger government. We have an interest in supporting programs that will give people more choices, control of their own lives, and can give some of the surplus back to them.

Once you make the election you cannot change it, ... He had no knowledge at the time he would be a vice presidential candidate or that he might be going back into the government.

This is revisionism of the most corrupt and shameless variety. It has no place anywhere in American politics, much less in the United States Senate,

These days of transition are of great importance, ... The transition has a direct bearing on the quality of people who are going to serve, it affects the quality of planning, and the building of relationships between the president and the Congress. It affects the capacity of the new administration to develop and execute a legislative program.

Today, Congress gathers near that battlefield to honor the character shown and the courage shown in New York these last 360 days, and to remember every innocent life taken in the attacks of September 11th,

The reason we are not much worse off from an economic standpoint is because of the tax cut. That the president's tax cut was approved by the Congress has been the best-timed dose of fiscal medicine the economy has ever received,

Fifteen months ago, it was under the absolute control of a dictator, ... With the assumption of power by the Iraqi interim government ... Iraq is now a country where the government will answer to the people, instead of the other way around.

We realize that Congress will work its will, ... A legislative process will move forward here. We intend to work with Congress to perfect the bill as it unfolds here.

We look forward to meeting with members of the Congress, of both parties, to be able to start the process that the governor outlined in our meetings with the Republican leadership this weekend, in terms of a legislative program and a robust effort to get on with the business of dealing with the nation's problems,

Our goal would be an Iraq that has territorial integrity, a government that is democratic and pluralistic, a nation where the human rights of every ethnic and religious group are recognized and respected,

I did not say if Kerry is elected, we will be hit by a terrorist attack. Whoever is elected president has to anticipate more attacks, ... My point was the question before us is will we have the most effective policy in place to deal with that threat George Bush will pursue a more effective policy than John Kerry. Look at what we have done and what Kerry has said and the way he voted for 20 years in the Senate.

He will, as he said he would, consult widely with our Congress, with our friends and allies around the world.