People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.
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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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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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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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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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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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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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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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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 didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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