462 Quotes by Arlen Specter

Judge Roberts, in your confirmation hearing for the circuit court, your testimony read to this effect, and it's been widely quoted: Roe is the settled law of the land. Do you mean settled for you, settled only for your capacity as a circuit judge, or settled beyond that?

There is a little different approach in confirmation of the chief justice, ... I'm concerned about the conferences, about bringing the court together.

I don't want to rule out a compromise,

And then events overtook us with the passing of the chief justice,

Judge Roberts, I'm not talking about an issue. I'm talking about the essence of jurisprudence.

There is no doubt that this is inappropriate.

a sad episode in the history of Washington D.C.

I do see a great deal of popular and Congressional dissatisfaction with the judicial activism; and, at a minimum, the Senate's determination to confirm new justices who will respect Congress' constitutional role,

Judge Roberts has projected a very unique persona as he has talked about modesty and humility,