A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGSpeak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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Every girl and every boy that’s born alive is either a little liberal or else a little conservative.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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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Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.
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I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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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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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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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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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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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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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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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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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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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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