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

Arlen Specter

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Arlen Specter
Age: 82 †
Born: 1930
Born: February 12
Died: 2012
Died: October 14
Former United States Senator
Lawyer
Military Officer
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Wichita
Kansas
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How many members of Congress go face the people in a town meeting and are prepared to answer questions from the floor. That to me is the real litmus test.
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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 a nominee for the Supreme Court for a lifetime appointment.
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I really do not make deals.
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When the president acts in absence of a congressional grant of authority, he can rely only upon his own independent powers. When the president takes measures incompatible with the express or implied will of Congress, his power is at its lowest ebb.
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There is no higher value in our society than integrity.
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Stability means respecting precedents.
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It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.
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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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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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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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To put more American personnel in harm's way without a realistic chance for success is something I'm not in favor of. And a realistic chance for success depends upon having the Iraqis with the will and the ability to fulfill their share of the bargain, and so far they have not.
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The extremists took over the primary process.
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I don't expect people to agree with all my votes.
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My definition of winning at squash is playing and surviving, and I've never lost a match.
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Was the Vietnam conflict a war which should have, as a matter of constitutional law, required a declaration of war by Congress?
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The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision rejected Congress' findings and its method of reasoning, .. Is there any real justification for the court's denigrating Congress' 'method of reasoning'?.
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The Republican Party has moved so far to the right, you can't recognize Mitt Romney. What Mitt Romney will appear in October? Mitt Romney has changed positions more often than a pornographic movie queen.
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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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I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.
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