I didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGPrisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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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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I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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Be independent and be a lady.
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The new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
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People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
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Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
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Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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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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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.
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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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