Our system of justice is surely richer for the diversity of background and experience of its judges.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGPeople who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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Work for the things that you care about.
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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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Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
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I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.
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We will all profit from a more diverse, inclusive society, understanding, accommodating, even celebrating our differences, while pulling together for the common good.
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I 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.
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When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
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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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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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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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We had to go on and do the work of the court and we did.
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Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
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We should learn to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.
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Reading 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.
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