Whatever community organization, whether it's a women's organization, or fighting for racial justice ... you will get satisfaction out of doing something to give back to the community that you never get in any other way.
Ruth Bader GinsburgMy 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 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 would not look to the United States Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012.
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 Ginsburg