I don’t say women’s rights – I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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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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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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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on law studies lacked.
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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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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.
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I didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
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