Young women today often have very little appreciation for the real battles that took place to get women where they are today in this country. I don't know how much history young women today know about those battles.

If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness - and there is no better way to do that than by example - their children will probably follow.

I like to think that the court will continue to be held in high regard by the public. I think it should be.

I'm not on the court anymore, so no use looking for my philosophy. If somebody's waiting for that, they can wait for another justice.

[Court] is an institution that depends on making tough decisions in close cases for reasons that it explains well and that, in the past at least, have proven satisfactory to the public.

A state of war is not a blank check... when it comes to the rights of the Nation's citizens.

The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming.