So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWhen contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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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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People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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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.
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Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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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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Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on law studies lacked.
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One thing that concerns me is that today’s young women don’t seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes no express statement about the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the President stops being President in his last year.
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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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