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(W)e do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment.

Sandra Day O'Connor

I have always thought that while it’s wonderful to be the first to do something, you don’t want to be the last.
SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR

First Last Something Wonderful
I do not believe it is the function of the judiciary to step in and change the law because the times have changed. I do well understand the difference between legislating and judging. As a judge, it is not my function to develop public policy.
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Believe Changed Law Times
I tried to decide each case based on the law and the Constitution.
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Cases Constitution Law
Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.
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Leadership Procrastination Sports
How dare you make my life a felony.
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Dare Felony Gay Lgbt
It was better for me when I was joined at the court by a second woman. When I was there alone, there was too much media focus on the one woman, and the minute we got another woman, that changed.
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Focus Media Too Much
Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.
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Family Nature Women
And I went off to Stanford, I was pretty young and pretty naive. And I had a professor I really loved, who was himself a lawyer.
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Lawyers Professors Young
The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender
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Argument Court Gender
My hope is that 10 years from now, after I’ve been across the street at work for a while, they’ll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote.
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Hope Politics Wonderful Years
I’m a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it’s terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don’t like.
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Decision Judging People
I think most people didn’t want to do court duty.
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Duty People Thinking Want
I had become increasingly concerned in recent years about the lack of civics education in our nation’s schools. In recent years, the schools have stopped teaching it. And it’s unfortunate.
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School Teaching Years
I’m not on the court anymore, so no use looking for my philosophy. If somebody’s waiting for that, they can wait for another justice.
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Justice Philosophy Waiting
If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.
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Death May Penalty Statistics
If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness – and there is no better way to do that than by example – their children will probably follow.
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Children Example Parent

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