Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGSo that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who do not share those beliefs.
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Yet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
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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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Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.
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As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.
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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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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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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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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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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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