I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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You’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
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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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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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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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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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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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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If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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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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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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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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