Quote by Dick Cheney (1941-2025)

There comes a time when deceit and defiance must be seen for what they are. At that point, a gathering danger must be directly confronted. At that point, we must show that beyond our resolutions is actual resolve.

— Dick Cheney. Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

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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.
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.
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.
We have to make America the best place in the world to do business.
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
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.

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