I didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGMy 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.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
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Work for the things that you care about.
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Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.
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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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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
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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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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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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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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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