If a State refused to let religious groups use facilities open to others, then it would demonstrate not neutrality but hostility toward religion.
SANDRA DAY O'CONNORIf a State refused to let religious groups use facilities open to others, then it would demonstrate not neutrality but hostility toward religion.
More Sandra Day O'Connor Quotes
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I sort of thought the framers of the Constitution were talking about the rights of individuals, not corporate entities.
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It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. Thats set out in the Constitution.
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If I stumbled badly in doing the job, I think it would have made life more difficult for women, and that was a great concern of mine and still is.
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I think it’s inevitable that some of the court’s decisions will be found by a segment of the public to be not the right decision or subject to criticism.
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Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability.
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The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy.
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Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.
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Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents.
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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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(W)e do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment.
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[Court] is an institution that depends on making tough decisions in close cases for reasons that it explains well and that, in the past at least, have proven satisfactory to the public.
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In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity.
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I don’t think it’s the court’s perceived role to do some explaining of a political nature.
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I tried to decide each case based on the law and the Constitution.
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How dare you make my life a felony.
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