Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specterwas an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he represented his state in the Senate for 30 years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 February 1930
CountryUnited States of America
health should-have decision
I am opposed to anybody making a decision for you or me or anybody else about what health care plan we should have.
jobs judging way
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.
thinking government abortion
I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule.
political bigs political-systems
Big money is ruining the political system.
party tea important
Beating the tea party gang is more important than who does the beating.
voting democracy return
Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.
obamacare want proud
If Romney wants to make me responsible for ObamaCare, I've said I would be proud to be responsible for it.
integrity our-society higher
There is no higher value in our society than integrity.
wings people enough
If enough people would come out the right wing, the extremists couldn't dominate.
cancer thinking done
I think it's scandalous that we haven't done more to cure cancer.
cancer believe heart
Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not far behind. The tragic aspect of these deadly diseases is that they could all be cured, I do believe, if we had sufficient funding.
brain beats brain-tumor
I beat a brain tumor.
government citizens purpose
The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.
essence democracy transcendentalism
The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.