I didn't change the Constitution; the equality principle was there from the start. I just was an advocate for seeing its full realization.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg...The Court ...[recognizes]...the persistence of racial inequality and a majority's acknowledgement of Congress's authority to act affirmatively, not only to end discrimination, but also to counteract discrimination's lingering effects. Those effects, reflective of a system of racial caste [legal segregation and discrimination] only recently ended, are evident in our work places, markets, and neighborhoods. Job applicants with identical resumes, qualifications, and interview styles still experience different receptions, depending on their race.
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 Ginsburg