The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGIt is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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My mother was very strong about my doing well in school and living up to my potential.”
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The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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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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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
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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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It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions.
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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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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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There is a Constitutional right to prostitution.
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When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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