Citizens Quotes by Sandra Day O'Connor

8 Citizens quotes by Sandra Day O'Connor

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Sandra Day O'Connor’s comments on citizens are captured in eight short quotes. They reflect her measured, legal‑focused tone, offering a quick view of her thoughts on civic responsibility.

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As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just…

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The whole idea of a public education was to train young people about how our system of government works, so they could…

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You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They…

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We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them…

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I think people know very little, really, about the court, how it works and its history. And both of those things are…

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A state of war is not a blank check... when it comes to the rights of the Nation's citizens.

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“A state of war is not a blank check for the president when it comes to the rights of the nation's citizens.”

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Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be…

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When I went to law school, which after all was back in the dark ages, we never looked beyond our borders for precedents. As…

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I think I learned to appreciate and treasure each day, because you don't know how many you're going to be given.

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I loved my husband very much, and it was heartbreaking to have him develop Alzheimer's disease, and to stand by and watch him decline…

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My concerns through the years increased about the concerns of an independent judiciary and how we maintain it. Certainly in the states. I'm a…

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The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end…

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Young women today often have very little appreciation for the real battles that took place to get women where they are today in this…

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You have to answer the question, like it or not. And the questions deserve a valid legal response, even if the response isn't one…

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A fundamental premise of American democratic theory is that government exists to serve the people. ... Public records are one portal through which the…

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