I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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You’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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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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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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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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Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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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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Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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