Beat Quote by Arlen Specter

I've made a career of being precise.

— Arlen Specter

People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed.

— Arlen Specter

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

— Arlen Specter

Do you believe today that the right to privacy does exist in the Constitution?

— Arlen Specter

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

— Arlen Specter

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

— 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…

— Arlen Specter

No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of…

— Arlen Specter

When the president acts in absence of a congressional grant of authority, he can rely only upon his own independent powers. When the president…

— Arlen Specter

I'd make - before I'd elect somebody - I'd make him do town meetings and face the people and then I would insist that…

— Arlen Specter

As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and…

— Arlen Specter

I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule.

— Arlen Specter