A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWhen a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
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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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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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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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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Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
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