I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI don’t say women’s rights – I say the constitutional principle of the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
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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Work for the things that you care about.
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.
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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.
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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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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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In the course of a marriage, one accommodates the other.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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Words could paint pictures.
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So that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
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