Our mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGPeople who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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.
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It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don’t want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
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I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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There is no big constituency out there concerned about access restrictions on poor women.
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My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.
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Work for the things that you care about.
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The new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
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Work for what you believe in, but pick your battles, and don’t burn your bridges.
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Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?
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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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I do hope that some of my dissents will one day be the law.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we’ll all be better off for it.
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