The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination …is an unfortunate reality…and the government is not disqualified from acting in response to it.
SANDRA DAY O'CONNORAnd 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.
More Sandra Day O'Connor Quotes
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Each justice hires their own clerks, and applications are made individually to the justices. It isn’t a group decision.
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Liberty finds no refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt.
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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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I loved my husband very much, and it was heartbreaking to have him develop Alzheimer’s disease, and to stand by and watch him decline in his ability to take care of himself.
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If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.
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Unfortunately civility is hard to codify or legislate, but you know it when you see it. It’s possible to disagree without being disagreeable.
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Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.
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It is true that as you have children, there are a good many months when you don’t want to be working full-time. I agree that that’s an issue.
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The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy.
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I have always thought that while it’s wonderful to be the first to do something, you don’t want to be the last.
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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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Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.
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We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.
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We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.
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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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