The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWe belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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 new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
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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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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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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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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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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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Yet, as the numbers reveal, women in law, even today, are not entering a bias-free profession.
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It’s hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.
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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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