I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI don’t say women’s rights – I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.
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Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.
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You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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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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Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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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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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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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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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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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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One thing that concerns me is that today’s young women don’t seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes no express statement about the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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