My rule was I will not answer a question that attempts to project how I will rule in a case that might come before the court.
Ruth Bader GinsburgI think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.
Ruth Bader GinsburgIf we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.
Ruth Bader GinsburgI have yet to see a death case among the dozen coming to the Supreme Court on eve-of-execution stay applications in which the defendant was well represented at trial... People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.
Ruth Bader GinsburgWe live in an age in which the fundamental principles to which we subscribe - liberty, equality and justice for all - are encountering extraordinary challenges, ... But it is also an age in which we can join hands with others who hold to those principles and face similar challenges.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg