Arlen Specter Quotes

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.
As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should be the last resort when all other measures have proved inadequate.
As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as a country is bankrupt.
But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security.
Effective security measures do not come cheap.
Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not far behind. The tragic aspect of these deadly diseases is that they could all be cured, I do believe, if we had sufficient funding.
I have not taken a position on that nuclear option. My view is I'm not going to do anything until I come to that bridge. I'm not going to jump off the bridge until I come to it.
I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.
If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive today. And that research has saved or prolonged many lives, including mine.
If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.
Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget for the next fiscal year.
The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.
The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.
There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.
Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.
We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that the Iraqi oil be used to pay our military expenses. We are asking only that the Iraqi oil be used to rebuild Iraq - that is, to rebuild Iraq for the Iraqi people.
When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.
African-Americans are underrepresented.
Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes.
As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party.
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Arlen Specter
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12 February, 1930
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14 October, 2012
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