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All Quotes by author - Arlen Specter

" 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. "

" Beating the tea party gang is more important than who does the beating. "

" 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 beat a brain tumor. "

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

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

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

" It is with unwelcome frequency that I find myself the deciding vote. "

" Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions. "

" My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded in action. My father was a great success even though he never had money. He was a very determined man, a great role model. "

" Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not my function. "

" The best way to reduce the cost of medical care is to reduce the illness. "

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

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

" There is no higher value in our society than integrity. "

" There's a great public disinclination toward politicians. "

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

" The solicitor general is sometimes referred to as the 10th Supreme Court justice - a pretty important position. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment. "

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