Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGOur mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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Don’t be afraid to take charge, think about what you want, then do the work, but then enjoy what makes you happy, bring along your crew, have a sense of humor.
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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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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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.
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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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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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