People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGPeople who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGOur mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGSo that’s the dissenter’s hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI just try to do the good job that I have to the best of my ability and I really don’t think about whether I’m inspirational. I just do the best I can.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGMy mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGA constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGThe state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGIf we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGDon’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.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGReal change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGI didn’t change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWe will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGReading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG