I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGIf you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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 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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There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
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Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.
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Yet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
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My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.
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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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The new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
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I just try to do the good job that I have to the best of my ability and I really don’t think about whether I’m inspirational. I just do the best I can.
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No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who do not share those beliefs.
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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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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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