Arlen Specter

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.

The Supreme Court has a very light backlog. They leave a lot of splits among the circuits, a lot of uncertainty. And I think they ought to work a lot harder.

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.

There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.

We should remember that there are nations which meet more than 30 to 60% of their power requirements through the nuclear power system.