Yet what greater defeat could we suffer than to come to resemble the forces we oppose in their disrespect for human dignity?
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity.
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When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.
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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 basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
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I’m not very good at promotion.
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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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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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A gender line helps to keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.
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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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Yet, as the numbers reveal, women in law, even today, are not entering a bias-free profession.
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