The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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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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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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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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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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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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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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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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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 think our system is being polluted by money.
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There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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Work for the things that you care about.
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Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.
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