The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGYou’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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As women achieve power, the barriers will fall.
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Yet, as the numbers reveal, women in law, even today, are not entering a bias-free profession.
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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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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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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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Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.
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Our mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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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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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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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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I don’t say women’s rights – I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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