Justice Quote by Valerie Young
““Upon her retirement, Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor reflected on her pioneer status. “My concern was whether I could do the job of a justice well enough to convince the nation that my appointment was the right move. If I stumbled badly in doing the job, I think it would have made life more difficult for women.””
![“[Sandra Day O'Connor] is a justice whose graciousness and sense of duty fuels her continued service, even agreeing to serve more than six months after her retirement date.” quote by Patrick Leahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fbd/patrick-leahy-9772_duty_sandra-day-o-connor-is-a-justice-whose-g_848557.jpg)
![“Justice [Sandra Day] O'Connor has been a guardian of the protections the Constitution provides the American people. She's come to provide balance and a check on government intrusion into our personal privacy and freedoms.” quote by Patrick Leahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0cd/patrick-leahy-9772_american-people_justice-sandra-day-o-connor-has-been-a-g_1943888.jpg)
![“Justice [Sandra Day] O'Connor has been the critical decisive vote on many issues that go to the heart of who we are as a nation.” quote by Dick Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/78c/dick-durbin-3181_critical_justice-sandra-day-o-connor-has-been-the_3105503.jpg)
![“She [Justice sandra Day O'Connor] rejected the [George] Bush administration's claim that it could indefinitely detain a United States citizen. She upheld the fundamental principle of judicial review over the exercise of government power.” quote by Patrick Leahy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ffb/patrick-leahy-9772_administration_she-justice-sandra-day-o-connor-rejected_1644248.jpg)
![“I do think that being the second [female Supreme Court Justice] is wonderful, because it is a sign that being a woman in a place of importance is no longer extraordinary.” quote by Ruth Bader Ginsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/af7/ruth-bader-ginsburg-1906_being-a-woman_i-do-think-that-being-the-second-female_877210.jpg)
![“This cold weather has set all the young Folks to providing Bedfellows. I have signed two or three Licences every Day [as a Fairfax Justice of the Peace] since I have been at Home. I wish I knew where to get a good one myself; for I find cold Sheets extreamly disagreeable.” quote by George Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b92/george-mason-8435_bedfellows_this-cold-weather-has-set-all-the-young_3953.jpg)
