The new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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Work for the things that you care about.
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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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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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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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My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
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I don’t say women’s rights – I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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Be independent and be a lady.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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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.
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