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Arlen Specter Quotes

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Politician Quotes
Category:
American Politician Quotes
Date of Birth:
February 12, 1930
Nationality:
American
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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.
Arlen Specter

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

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.
Arlen Specter

Effective security measures do not come cheap.
Arlen Specter

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.
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

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.
Arlen Specter

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.
Arlen Specter

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.
Arlen Specter

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

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

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

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



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