The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGYet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
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It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
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People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.
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Words could paint pictures.
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You’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.
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I remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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