When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWhen a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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You’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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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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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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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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I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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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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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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An operatic voice is like no other.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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