The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

Quote by Arlen Specter

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Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not...

Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not...

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about...

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about...

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

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

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist...

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist...

We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that...

We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that...

I know that the president will listen to what Senator Frist has to say. I'm...

I know that the president will listen to what Senator Frist has to say. I'm...

As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should...

As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should...

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

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

Effective security measures do not come cheap.

Effective security measures do not come cheap.

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around...

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around...

If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer,...

If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer,...

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have...

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have...