The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGYou’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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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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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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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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If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.
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America is known as a country that welcomes people to its shores.
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Yet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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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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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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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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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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Be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
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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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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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