People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGBe independent and be a lady.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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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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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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Yet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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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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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
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The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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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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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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