One thing that concerns me is that today’s young women don’t seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes no express statement about the equal citizenship stature of men and women.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGEvery constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities.
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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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Be independent and be a lady.
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In every good marriage, it helps sometimes to be a little deaf.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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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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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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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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