Generalizations about the "way women are" and estimates of what is appropriate for most women no longer justify denying opportunity to women whose talent and capacity place them outside the average description. Ruth Bader Ginsburg More Quotes by Ruth Bader Ginsburg More Quotes From Ruth Bader Ginsburg The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control. Ruth Bader Ginsburg abortion privacy women I have yet to see a death case among the dozen coming to the Supreme Court on eve-of-execution stay applications in which the defendant was well represented at trial... People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty. Ruth Bader Ginsburg punishment trials people I didn't change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization. Ruth Bader Ginsburg constitution realization principles In sum, the Court's conclusion that a constitutionally adequate recount is impractical is a prophecy the Court's own judgment will not allow to be tested. Such an untested prophecy should not decide the Presidency of the United States. Ruth Bader Ginsburg adequate judgment united-states If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva. Ruth Bader Ginsburg feminism inspiring giving I would not like to be the only woman on the court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg court A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded. Ruth Bader Ginsburg rights stories people You can't have it all, all at once. Who—man or woman—has it all, all at once? Over my lifespan I think I have had it all. But in different periods of time things were rough. And if you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it. Ruth Bader Ginsburg caring men thinking My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent. The study of law was unusual for women of my generation. For most girls growing up in the '40s, the most important degree was not your B.A., but your M.R.S. Ruth Bader Ginsburg growing-up girl mother Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet. Ruth Bader Ginsburg rainstorms umbrella throwing ..the United States is subject to the scrutiny of a candid world ... what the United States does, for good or for ill, continues to be watched by the international community, in particular by organizations concerned with the advancement of the rule of law and respect for human dignity. Ruth Bader Ginsburg respect organization law One might plausibly contend that Congress violates the spirit, if not the letter, of the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers when it exonerates itself from the impositions of the laws it obligates people outside the legislature to obey. Ruth Bader Ginsburg political law people The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting. Ruth Bader Ginsburg endure fleeting argument Whatever community organization, whether it's a women's organization, or fighting for racial justice ... you will get satisfaction out of doing something to give back to the community that you never get in any other way. Ruth Bader Ginsburg fighting organization helping-others Neither federal nor state government acts compatibly with equal protection when a law or official policy denies to women, simply because they are women, full citizenship stature - equal opportunity to aspire, achieve, participate in and contribute to society based on their individual talents and capacities. Ruth Bader Ginsburg government law opportunity Congress could always stop the President if Congress thinks that what the President has done exceeds the President's authority or is just wrong for the United States. Ruth Bader Ginsburg united-states president thinking ...The Court ...[recognizes]...the persistence of racial inequality and a majority's acknowledgement of Congress's authority to act affirmatively, not only to end discrimination, but also to counteract discrimination's lingering effects. Those effects, reflective of a system of racial caste [legal segregation and discrimination] only recently ended, are evident in our work places, markets, and neighborhoods. Job applicants with identical resumes, qualifications, and interview styles still experience different receptions, depending on their race. Ruth Bader Ginsburg persistence race jobs Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory. Ruth Bader Ginsburg quarters prison should Dissents speak to a future age. Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissent speak age I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other. Ruth Bader Ginsburg selfish lawyer jobs
