Quotes By Arlen Specter

When the 14th Amendment, equal protection clause was enacted, the galleries in the Senate were segregated. Now we have integration.

There are conspiracies all over the Senate floor on any day!

I have not taken a position on that nuclear option. My view is I'm not going to do anything until I come to that bridge. I'm not going to jump off the bridge until I come to it.

Look, the president can discharge all 93 U.S. attorneys for no reason at all, but not for a bad reason.

I beat a brain tumor.

But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security.

There's nothing in the First Amendment that even remotely talks about spending money for political contests, and to say that an individual can spend as much of his or her own money as he or she wants constitutionally without any limitation, I think is just absurd.

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

I've been in a lot of elections.

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.

Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

It costs about $27 million to win a seat in the United States Senate, so when you win one, you like to sit down.

I have been a Republican since 1966.

We don't need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.

My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded in action. My father was a great success even though he never had money. He was a very determined man, a great role model.

I'm ordinarily pretty correct in what I say.

It so happens that I'm pro choice.

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.

Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not my function.

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

It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.

When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation of church and state, I say he is wrong.

I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes.

The American people do not care which Party solves the problems confronting our nation.

Cannibals are devouring senators.

It is with unwelcome frequency that I find myself the deciding vote.

I do not represent the Republican Party.

African-Americans are underrepresented.

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.