Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don’t have executions.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGWork for the things that you care about.
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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Each part of my life provided respite from the other and gave me a sense of proportion that classmates trained only on law studies lacked.
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Dissents speak to a future age.
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A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
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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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Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.
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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune.
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If you want to be a true professional, do something outside yourself.
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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
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No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who do not share those beliefs.
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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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As women achieve power, the barriers will fall.
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Our mutual respect is only momentarily touched by our sometimes strong disagreements on what the law is.
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There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the President stops being President in his last year.
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