Legislators know much more about elections than the Court does.

The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.

There are some singers that know exactly when to go, and others hang on much too long and that is the same, that is the same with judges.

I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling.

I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.

It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.

...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.