We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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I remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.
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When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, ‘When there are nine,’ people are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.
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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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We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.
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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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There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the President stops being President in his last year.
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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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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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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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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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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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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