I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGA sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
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Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.
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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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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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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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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.
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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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