The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWe had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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The new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
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I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.
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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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