Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
RUTH BADER GINSBURGYou would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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I remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
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Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.
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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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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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I’m not very good at promotion.
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You can’t have it all, all at once.
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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 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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As women achieve power, the barriers will fall.
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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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Dissents speak to a future age.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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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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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
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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 would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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Words could paint pictures.
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