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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
Politician
Wichita
Kansas
Elections
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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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The best way to reduce the cost of medical care is to reduce the illness.
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Stability means respecting precedents.
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Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions.
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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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If you can get people to laugh, you can get people to listen.
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When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.
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Cannibals are devouring senators.
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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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'Never give in' was my mindset.
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The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.
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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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I've never walked out of a room and had a disagreement as to what was said.
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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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My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.
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I do come from a strong family.
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