The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGMost states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
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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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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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Yet, as the numbers reveal, women in law, even today, are not entering a bias-free profession.
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Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.
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Don’t be afraid to take charge, think about what you want, then do the work, but then enjoy what makes you happy, bring along your crew, have a sense of humor.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.
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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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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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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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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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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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