We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.

being a member of the court is a lot like walking through fresh concrete. Do you remember doing that as a child and leaving a footprint and it hardens after you? I'm afraid that's what we do and we look back and we see those opinions we've written and they've sort of hardened after us.

I had become increasingly concerned in recent years about the lack of civics education in our nation's schools. In recent years, the schools have stopped teaching it. And it's unfortunate.

It was better for me when I was joined at the court by a second woman. When I was there alone, there was too much media focus on the one woman, and the minute we got another woman, that changed.

A moment of silence is not inherently religious.

The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work.

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.