I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGOur mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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Women’s rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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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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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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You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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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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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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The new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
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I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
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