I don’t say women’s rights – I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGIf we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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Our mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
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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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It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
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So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
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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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Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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Women will have achieved true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.
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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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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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My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
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An operatic voice is like no other.
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