Arlen Specter

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

There's a great public disinclination toward politicians.

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

I think my independence was a big help to getting Judges Roberts and Alito confirmed, and I think that's recognized.

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.

There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.

If Romney wants to make me responsible for ObamaCare, I've said I would be proud to be responsible for it.

I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed.

We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that the Iraqi oil be used to pay our military expenses. We are asking only that the Iraqi oil be used to rebuild Iraq - that is, to rebuild Iraq for the Iraqi people.