One thing that concerns me is that today's young women don't seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Our goal in the '70s was to end the closed door era. There were so many things that were off limits to… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature.… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Even the Declaration of Independence starts out all men are created equal, so I see my advocacy as part of an effort… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The women of my generation and my daughter's generation, they were very active in moving along the social change that would result… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
How fortunate I was to be alive and a lawyer when, for the first time in United States history, it became possible… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Historically, the new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias. And the states… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
It is not women's liberation, it is women's and men's liberation. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I was a proponent of the ERA. The women of my generation and my daughter's generation, they were very active in moving… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
You can't have it all, all at once. Who—man or woman—has it all, all at once? Over my lifespan I think I… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
So now the perception is, yes, women are here to stay. And when I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough [women… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Adult women are able to make decisions about their own lives' course no less than men are. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I try to teach through my opinions, through my speeches, how wrong it is to judge people on the basis of what… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The worst times were the years I was alone. The image to the public entering the courtroom was eight men, of a… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Work hard on each opinion, but once the case is decided, don't look back; go on to the next case and give it your… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The Democrats do fine in presidential elections; their problem is they can't get out the vote in the midterm elections. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
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… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
We will never see a day when women of means are not able to get a safe abortion in this country. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The entering class I joined in 1956 included just nine women, up from five in the then second-year class, and only one African American.… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If you ask judges, do you always agree on everything? Of course not, we divide just as you do. Why aren't you transparent about… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
One thing that concerns me is that today's young women don't seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
It's a facet of the gay rights movement that people don't think about enough. Why suddenly marriage equality? Because it wasn't until 1981 that… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it. I had a life partner who thought… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
