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

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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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. – Arlen Specter

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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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The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more. – Ed Parker

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If men can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of global war include almost a sentence for suicide, you would think that mans intelligence and his comprehension… would include also his ability to find a peaceful solution. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Policymakers have to make judgments based on the best intelligence they get. – Frank Carlucci

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