The new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWe belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.
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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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There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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Work for the things that you care about.
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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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No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who do not share those beliefs.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
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Speak you mind even if your voice shakes.
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I remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.
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I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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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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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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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.
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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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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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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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