I wish there were a way I could wave a magic wand and put it back when people were respectful of each other and the Congress was working for the good of the country and not just along party lines, someday there will be great people. Ruth Bader Ginsburg More Quotes by Ruth Bader Ginsburg More Quotes From Ruth Bader Ginsburg Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act in every redistricting cycle from and after 1970. Ruth Bader Ginsburg texasrightsreality Members of the legislature, people who have run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed Ruth Bader Ginsburg lawrunningpeople Our goal in the '70s was to end the closed door era. There were so many things that were off limits to women, policing, firefighting, mining, piloting planes. And the stereotypical view of people of a world divided between home and child caring women and men as breadwinners, men representing the family outside the home. Ruth Bader Ginsburg caringhomechildren All respect for the office of the presidency aside, I assumed that the obvious and unadulterated decline of freedom and constitutional sovereignty, not to mention the efforts to curb the power of judicial review, spoke for itself. Ruth Bader Ginsburg aggravationeffortoffice Arizona presents no specific reason for excepting capital defendants from the constitutional protections extended to defendants generally, and none is readily apparent. Ruth Bader Ginsburg arizonaprotectionreason It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen. Ruth Bader Ginsburg crazygonewant I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed. Ruth Bader Ginsburg lawrunningthinking There are some singers that know exactly when to go, and others hang on much too long and that is the same, that is the same with judges. Ruth Bader Ginsburg singersjudginglong As De Tocqueville said, sooner or later in the United States, every controversy ends up in court. I think that's a great - says great things about our judicial system. Ruth Bader Ginsburg united-statesendsthinking No one who is in business for profit can foist his or her beliefs on a workforce that includes many people who do not share those beliefs. Ruth Bader Ginsburg beliefsharepeople 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. Ruth Bader Ginsburg notiondemocracythinking Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does. Ruth Bader Ginsburg courtelectiondoe I'm not very good at promotion. Ruth Bader Ginsburg promotionvery-good Every gal and every boy that's born alive is either a little liberal or else a little conservative. Ruth Bader Ginsburg alivelittlesboys My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg projectsanswersmight You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don't consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen. Ruth Bader Ginsburg citizensproblemchildren When police or prosecutors conceal significant exculpatory or impeaching material, we hold, it is ordinarily incumbent on the state to set the record straight. Ruth Bader Ginsburg holding-onrecordspolice I think our system is being polluted by money. Ruth Bader Ginsburg thinking People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty. Ruth Bader Ginsburg punishmenttrialspeople We do not read (the law) to elevate accommodation of religious observances over an institution's need to maintain order and safety, ... We have no cause to believe that (the law) would not be applied in an appropriately balanced way, without sensitivity to security concerns. Ruth Bader Ginsburg religiousorderbelieve
