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.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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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 women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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Adult women are able to make decisions about their own lives’ course no less than men are.
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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.
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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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Don’t be afraid to take charge, think about what you want, then do the work, but then enjoy what makes you happy, bring along your crew, have a sense of humor.
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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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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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Our mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
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We should learn to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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I’m not very good at promotion.
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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.
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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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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Don’t be distracted by emotions like anger, envy, resentment. These just zap energy and waste time.
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As women achieve power, the barriers will fall.
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So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
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