Yet, as the numbers reveal, women in law, even today, are not entering a bias-free profession.
RUTH BADER GINSBURGA prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.
More Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes
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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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I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
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I get very little sleep when the court is sitting.
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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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At the end of the day, a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same decision.
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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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When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight.
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You’re saying, no, state said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim-milk marriage.
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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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I conceived of myself in large part as a teacher.
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If you’re going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers.
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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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I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers.
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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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You can disagree without being disagreeable.
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