Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connoris a retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from her appointment in 1981 by Ronald Reagan until her retirement in 2006. She was the first woman to be appointed to the Court...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSupreme Court Justice
Date of Birth26 March 1930
CityEl Paso, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Sandra Day O'Connor quotes about
party taken government
Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random. The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms. As for the victims, the government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result.
school government half
Half the states have stopped making civics and government a requirement for high school. Half.
politics might majority
It is a measure of the framers' fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were embodied in the Constitution itself.
children needs citizens
We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens.
years politics vote
My hope is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote.
children community parent
Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.
family nature women
Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.
religion atheism firsts
(W)e do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment.
religious thoughtful liberty
It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren.
sports procrastination dragons
Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.
spiritual destiny conception
The destiny of the woman must be shaped to a large extent on her own conception of her spiritual imperative and her place in society.
men earning gaps
The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work.
children reading school
The No Child Left Behind Program was an incentive to the schools to get their kids up to snuff on math and science and reading.
court hostility
There was no hostility at the court when I arrived.