A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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.
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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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I’m not very good at promotion.
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I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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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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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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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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Words could paint pictures.
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