My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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Every girl and every boy that’s born alive is either a little liberal or else a little conservative.
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You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don’t consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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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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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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It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
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Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.
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I’m a very strong believer in listening and learning from others.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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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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People who think you could wave a magic wand and the legacy of the past will be over are blind.
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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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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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We belong to a group that historically has been the object of discrimination.
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