The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
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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The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.
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Depriving a parent of parental status is as devastating as a criminal conviction.
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A sense of humor is helpful for those who would advance social change.
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An operatic voice is like no other.
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People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
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I remember envying the boys long before I even knew the word feminism, because I liked shop better than cooking or sewing.
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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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The new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias.
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I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
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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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I think our system is being polluted by money.
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I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
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When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court] and I say, ‘When there are nine,’ people are shocked. But there’d been nine men, and nobody’s ever raised a question about that.
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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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Don’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.
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