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

Dick Cheney

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Dick Cheney
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 30
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Former Vice President Of The United States
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I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about my faults.
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I did my 40 years in Washington, 40-plus, and it's time to pause and reflect and think about what I've seen and done.
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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.
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