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.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWhen contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, ‘When there are nine,’ people are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.
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You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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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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Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
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Work for the things that you care about.
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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’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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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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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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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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