I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyerโs job better than any other.
Ruth Bader GinsburgEvery constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
Ruth Bader GinsburgEven the Declaration of Independence starts out all men are created equal, so I see my advocacy as part of an effort to make the equality principle everything the founders would have wanted it to be if they weren't held back by the society in which they lived and particularly the shame of slavery.
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