Quotes by Arlen Specter

About Arlen Specter:

Arlen Specter was a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he represented his state for 30 years in the Senate.
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There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

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Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

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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.

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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.

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

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

Arlen Specter

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

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I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election.

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My definition of winning at squash is playing and surviving, and I've never lost a match.

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

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I beat a brain tumor.

Arlen Specter

I think it's scandalous that we haven't done more to cure cancer.

Arlen Specter

'Never give in' was my mindset.

Arlen Specter

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.

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In our social contract, we have provisions that see to it that you take care of people who need some help.

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Fundraising is very, very time-consuming.

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Well, I believe that when you are confirming a United States Supreme Court Justice, that it really isn't Democratic or Republican; it's American.

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When I supported the stimulus package, I knew that it would not be popular with the Republican Party.

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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.

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

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I've been playing squash almost daily for 38 years.

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Author Bio

  • NameArlen Specter
  • DescriptionAmerican politician; former United States Senator from Pennsylvania
  • BornFebruary 12, 1930
  • DiedOctober 14, 2012
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Officer; Lawyer