I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGIt is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
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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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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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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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Every girl and every boy that’s born alive is either a little liberal or else a little conservative.
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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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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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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Our mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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