Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburgis an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justiceand one of three female justices currently serving on the Supreme Court...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth15 March 1933
CountryUnited States of America
Ruth Bader Ginsburg quotes about
age speak dissent
Dissents speak to a future age.
crazy gone want
It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.
running freedom mean
Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities. It calls for taking special care that all groups have a chance to fully participate in society and the political process.
prison quarters should
Prisons should be co-ed because separate quarters are discriminatory.
respect law organization
..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.
men decision choices
I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling.
jobs selfish lawyer
I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
looks dangerous extremes
When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.
court
I would not like to be the only woman on the court.
men liberation womens-rights
It is not women's liberation, it is women's and men's liberation.
jobs persistence race
...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.
women mean equality
The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.
arizona protection reason
Arizona presents no specific reason for excepting capital defendants from the constitutional protections extended to defendants generally, and none is readily apparent.
war men citizens
Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.