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Court Quotes by Sandra Day O'Connor
- The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender
- Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions.
- The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end after…
- Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents.
- The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming.
- There was no hostility at the court when I arrived.
- It was better for me when I was joined at the court by a second woman. When I was there alone, there was too much…
- Justice Ginsburg is a very competent justice, and it is a joy to have her on the court, but particularly for me it is a…
- Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court reviews. Our court…
- My sense is that jurists from other nations around the world understand that our court occupies a very special place in the American system, and…
- When I went to law school, which after all was back in the dark ages, we never looked beyond our borders for precedents. As a…
- In terms of having the American people look at the court and think of it as being fair and appropriate for our nation, it helps…
- The fact is, we are a nine-member court that sits on cases.
- The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.
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