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Arlen Specter
Age: 82 †
Born: 1930
Born: February 12
Died: 2012
Died: October 14
Former United States Senator
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Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes.
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The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.
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Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.
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It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.
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I think my independence was a big help to getting Judges Roberts and Alito confirmed, and I think that's recognized.
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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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It so happens that I'm pro choice.
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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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It is with unwelcome frequency that I find myself the deciding vote.
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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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I've never walked out of a room and had a disagreement as to what was said.
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Neither this nation nor this party can afford a candidate so captive to the demands of the intolerant right that we end up re-electing a president of the incompetent left.
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Cannibals are devouring senators.
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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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When I supported the stimulus package, I knew that it would not be popular with the Republican Party.
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I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.
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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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You know, a statesman is a dead politician.
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If you can get people to laugh, you can get people to listen.
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I don't expect people to agree with all my votes.
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