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.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGFight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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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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I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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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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No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who do not share those beliefs.
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When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, ‘When there are nine,’ people are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.
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Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on law studies lacked.
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Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
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I just try to do the good job that I have to the best of my ability and I really don’t think about whether I’m inspirational. I just do the best I can.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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