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Cannibals are devouring senators.

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.

Arlen Specter

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

Arlen Specter

If Romney wants to make me responsible for ObamaCare, I've said I would be proud to be responsible for it.

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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.

Arlen Specter

I don't expect people to agree with all my votes.

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It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest.

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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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There is no higher value in our society than integrity.

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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.

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The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

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I'm ordinarily pretty correct in what I say.

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

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'Never give in' was my mindset.

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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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The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

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The extremists took over the primary process.

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

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

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When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.

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African-Americans are underrepresented.

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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.

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There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

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American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.

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My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.

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

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Effective security measures do not come cheap.

Arlen Specter

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.

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I really do not make deals.

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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.

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Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions.

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I've made a career of being precise.

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

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