Be independent and be a lady.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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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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So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
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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 constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
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Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
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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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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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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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So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
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Work for the things that you care about.
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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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