People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGA sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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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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I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity.
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I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.
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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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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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Be independent and be a lady.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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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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It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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