The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWe had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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One thing that concerns me is that today’s young women don’t seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes no express statement about the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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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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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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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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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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There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the President stops being President in his last year.
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It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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