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I sort of thought the framers of the Constitution were talking about the rights of individuals, not corporate entities.

Sandra Day O'Connor

I don’t think it’s the court’s perceived role to do some explaining of a political nature.
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR

Nature Political Roles Thinking
I’m not on the court anymore, so no use looking for my philosophy. If somebody’s waiting for that, they can wait for another justice.
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR

Justice Philosophy Waiting
Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.
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Leadership Procrastination Sports
I loved my husband very much, and it was heartbreaking to have him develop Alzheimer’s disease, and to stand by and watch him decline in his ability to take care of himself.
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Ability Alzheimer Heartbreaking Husband
We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.
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Generations Government Teach
(W)e do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment.
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Atheism Firsts Religion
I do not believe it is the function of the judiciary to step in and change the law because the times have changed. I do well understand the difference between legislating and judging. As a judge, it is not my function to develop public policy.
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Believe Changed Law Times
I finally gave up my little law practice and stayed home for about three years. You have to do what you can to keep the family going. But I wanted to get back to work. So I got another babysitter and went to work as an Assistant Attorney General.
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Home Keep Law Wanted Years
If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.
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Death May Penalty Statistics
The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination …is an unfortunate reality…and the government is not disqualified from acting in response to it.
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Government Persistence Reality
Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom.
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Learning Tasks Time
I tried to decide each case based on the law and the Constitution.
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Cases Constitution Law
It is true that as you have children, there are a good many months when you don’t want to be working full-time. I agree that that’s an issue.
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Children Issues Want
How dare you make my life a felony.
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Dare Felony Gay Lgbt
I’m a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it’s terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don’t like.
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Decision Judging People
If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness – and there is no better way to do that than by example – their children will probably follow.
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Children Example Parent

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