Yet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
RUTH BADER GINSBURGA sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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We should learn to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.
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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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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 didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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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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The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity.
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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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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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.
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