The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGYet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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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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An operatic voice is like no other.
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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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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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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We should learn to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.
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I’m not very good at promotion.
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Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.
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The new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
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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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