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
inspiring giving feminism
If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva
mean eugenics impact
The impact of all these restrictions is on poor women, because women who have means, if their state doesn't provide access, another state does. ... It makes no sense as a national policy to promote birth only among poor people.
adequate united-states judgment
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. I dissent.
fleeting argument endure
The written argument endures. The oral argument is fleeting.
mean people important
A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.
punishment people trials
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.
women abortion privacy
The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.
rights people stories
A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.
girl mother growing-up
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.
writing freedom-of-speech today
So that's the dissenter's hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.
fighting organization giving
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.
umbrella throwing rainstorms
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.
gave-up great-nations ifs
If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.
mother independent persons
My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.