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It is not women's liberation, it is women's and men's liberation.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Age: 87 †
Born: 1933
Born: March 15
Died: 2020
Died: September 18
Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States
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Brooklyn
New York
RBG
Notorious RBG
Joan Ruth Bader
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg
Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Women
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Approving some religious claims while deeming others unworthy of accommodation could be 'perceived as favoring one religion over another,' the very 'risk the [Constitution's] Establishment Clause was designed to preclude.
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If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it. I had a life partner who thought my work was as important as his, and I think that made all the difference for me.
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Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
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Promoting active liberty does not mean allowing the majority to run roughshod over minorities. It calls for taking special care that all groups have a chance to fully participate in society and the political process.
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