Arlen Specter Quotes

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• There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.

  Arlen Specter

  Health, Important, Assets

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• We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.

  Arlen Specter

  War, Simple, Humanity

  "Joining Race, Specter Attacks the Right" by Richard L. Berke, www.nytimes.com. March 31, 1995.

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• 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.

  Arlen Specter

  Philosophy, Party, Odds

  Speech on Joining Democratic Party, www.foxnews.com. April 28, 2009.

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• I served as Chairman of the Intelligence Committee. Let me tell you, it's tough to find out what the CIA is doing. They led us astray on the weapons of mass destruction that they said Saddam Hussein found. We sent out Collin Powell, Secretary of State, former National Security Counselor, chief of staff, four star general, couldn't find it out. I'd be reluctant to cut into term limits. I think if the voters would become informed and aroused, they could impose the proper limits on the guys who ought to be out.

  Arlen Specter

  Cutting, Thinking, Guy

  Source: www.cyinterview.com

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• It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.

  Arlen Specter

  Smile, Dying, Someone Who Is Dying

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• I think a public official ought to follow his conscience as to what is in the public interest, not what will protect his job.

  Arlen Specter

  Thinking, Protect, Interest

  Source: www.cyinterview.com

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• I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.

  Arlen Specter

  Cancer, Winning, Battle

  "Ex-Sen. Specter plans to win fight against cancer", www.cnn.com. August 28, 2012.

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• The Republican Party has moved so far to the right, you can't recognize Mitt Romney. What Mitt Romney will appear in October? Mitt Romney has changed positions more often than a pornographic movie queen.

  Arlen Specter

  Queens, Party, October

  "Specter makes X-rated Romney joke" by Tim Mak, www.politico.com. March 28, 2012.

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• When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state, I say he is wrong.

  Arlen Specter

  Church, Doctrine, Separation

  "Joining Race, Specter Attacks the Right" by Richard L. Berke, www.nytimes.com. March 31, 1995.

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• I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.

  Arlen Specter

  Thinking, Labels, Bikinis

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• Cannibals are devouring senators.

  Arlen Specter

  Devouring, Cannibal, Senators

  "Face to Face" with Bill Plante, www.cbsnews.com. March 21, 2012.

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• Effective security measures do not come cheap.

  Arlen Specter

  Security Measures, Security

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• I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule.

  Arlen Specter

  Thinking, Government, Abortion

  "Specter: 'I'm pro-choice ... But I don't make the decisions'". "Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics", www.cnn.com. November 9, 2004.

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• We have people there who do have substantial wisdom and substantial experience. And if they were confident enough to express their own views, that they wouldn't be bushwhacked by the party for casting a single vote like Bob Bennett was or like I was, they'd be willing to speak up and they'd be willing to speak their consciences and put their ideas on the line. But right now, there is timidity, there is fear that if they do that a single votes gonna cost them their job and they're not willing to make that kind of a sacrifice and they're not enough with the people.

  Arlen Specter

  Party, Sacrifice, People

  Source: www.cyinterview.com

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• I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes.

  Arlen Specter

  Eye, People

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• When the 14th Amendment, equal protection clause was enacted, the galleries in the Senate were segregated. Now we have integration.

  Arlen Specter

  Protection, Gallery, Amendments

  "Interview with Senator Arnold Specter". Interview with Bob Schieffer, www.realclearpolitics.com. May 3, 2009.

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• The extremists took over the primary process.

  Arlen Specter

  Process, Extremist, Primaries

  "Face to Face" with Bill Plante, www.cbsnews.com. March 21, 2012.

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• 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.

  Arlen Specter

  War, Cancer, Thinking

  "Specter Claims Kemp Would Be Alive if Congress Better Funded Medical Research", www.foxnews.com. May 4, 2009.

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• The passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, recognizing the potential danger that the aircraft they were aboard posed to large numbers of innocent Americans, American institutions, and the symbols of American democracy, took heroic and noble action to ensure that the aircraft they were aboard could not be used as a weapon.

  Arlen Specter

  Numbers, Democracy, Weapons

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• 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.

  Arlen Specter

  Jobs, Judging, Our Society

  "Inside Politics" with Candy Crowley, edition.cnn.com. March 14, 2005.

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• 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.

  Arlen Specter

  Sports, Athlete, Play

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• The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision rejected Congress' findings and its method of reasoning, .. Is there any real justification for the court's denigrating Congress' 'method of reasoning'?.

  Arlen Specter

  Real, Decision, Congress

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• If enough people would come out the right wing, the extremists couldn't dominate.

  Arlen Specter

  Wings, People, Enough

  "Face to Face" with Bill Plante, www.cbsnews.com. March 21, 2012.

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• The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

  Arlen Specter

  Government, Citizens, Purpose

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• The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.

  Arlen Specter

  Rights, Important, Today

  "Joining Race, Specter Attacks the Right" by Richard L. Berke, www.nytimes.com. 1995.

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