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When I supported the stimulus package, I knew that it would not be popular with the Republican Party.
— Arlen Specter
The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.
— Arlen Specter
Fundraising is very, very time-consuming.
— Arlen Specter
African-Americans are underrepresented.
— Arlen Specter
You know, a statesman is a dead politician.
— Arlen Specter
I ran for president in 1996.
— Arlen Specter
I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider. The decider is a shared and joint responsibility.
— Arlen Specter
My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.
— Arlen Specter
Effective security measures do not come cheap.
— Arlen Specter
Whatever my party affiliation, I will continue to be guided by President Kennedy's statement that sometimes party asks too much.
— Arlen Specter
Senator Arlen Specter hasn't really switched parties; he's simply realized he cannot win the Pennsylvania Republican primary election.
— Michael Reagan
I am opposed to anybody making a decision for you or me or anybody else about what health care plan we should have.
— Arlen Specter
People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed.
— Arlen Specter
My change in party will enable me to be re-elected.
— Arlen Specter
It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.
— Arlen Specter
It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest.
— Arlen Specter
I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.
— Arlen Specter
Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions.
— Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania is a very tough state; people don't last long in Pennsylvania politics.
— Arlen Specter
There is just no sensible, logical reason why we would not make use of stem cell research.
— Arlen Specter
I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.
— Arlen Specter
I've been playing squash almost daily for 38 years.
— Arlen Specter
Today the Internal Revenue Code constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. A flat tax would be an enormous step forward.
— Arlen Specter
It costs about $27 million to win a seat in the United States Senate, so when you win one, you like to sit down.
— Arlen Specter
I really do not make deals.
— 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.
— Arlen Specter
It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.
— Arlen Specter
The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.
— Arlen Specter
The solicitor general is sometimes referred to as the 10th Supreme Court justice - a pretty important position.
— Arlen Specter
There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.
— Arlen Specter
There is no higher value in our society than integrity.
— Arlen Specter
Look, the president can discharge all 93 U.S. attorneys for no reason at all, but not for a bad reason.
— Arlen Specter
In our social contract, we have provisions that see to it that you take care of people who need some help.
— Arlen Specter
I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule.
— Arlen Specter
I do not represent the Republican Party.
— Arlen Specter
Was the Vietnam conflict a war which should have, as a matter of constitutional law, required a declaration of war by Congress?
— Arlen Specter
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.
— Arlen Specter
When the 14th Amendment, equal protection clause was enacted, the galleries in the Senate were segregated. Now we have integration.
— Arlen Specter
American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.
— Arlen Specter
I'm a loyal Democrat.
— Arlen Specter
If Romney wants to make me responsible for ObamaCare, I've said I would be proud to be responsible for it.
— Arlen Specter
Stability means respecting precedents.
— Arlen Specter
I do come from a strong family.
— Arlen Specter
'Never give in' was my mindset.
— Arlen Specter
If we had pursued the war on cancer which President Nixon declared in 1970, Jack Kemp might be alive today.
— Arlen Specter
Resolutions are flying like snowflakes around here.
— Arlen Specter
When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state, I say he is wrong.
— Arlen Specter
When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment.
— Arlen Specter
I think my independence was a big help to getting Judges Roberts and Alito confirmed, and I think that's recognized.
— Arlen Specter
There are conspiracies all over the Senate floor on any day!
— Arlen Specter
It so happens that I'm pro choice.
— Arlen Specter
The U.S. Senate already has one Arlen Specter too many.
— Marco Rubio
I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election.
— Arlen Specter
Cannibals are devouring senators.
— Arlen Specter
I'm ordinarily pretty correct in what I say.
— Arlen Specter
We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.
— Arlen Specter
I have been a Republican since 1966.
— Arlen Specter
I've been in a lot of elections.
— Arlen Specter
There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.
— Arlen Specter
My definition of winning at squash is playing and surviving, and I've never lost a match.
— Arlen Specter
I've made a career of being precise.
— Arlen Specter
I don't expect people to agree with all my votes.
— Arlen Specter
The American people do not care which Party solves the problems confronting our nation.
— Arlen Specter
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
Big money is ruining the political system.
— Arlen Specter
The extremists took over the primary process.
— Arlen Specter