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I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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If enough people would come out the right wing, the extremists couldn't dominate. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman. ↗

— Herbert Spencer

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If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive today. And that research has saved or prolonged many lives, including mine. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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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. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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In our social contract, we have provisions that see to it that you take care of people who need some help. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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

— Arlen Specter

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

— Arlen Specter

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It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest. ↗