QUOTES
FREEDOM
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
"We
live in an age in which the fundamental principles to which we subscribe -- liberty,
equality and justice for all -- are encountering extraordinary challenges, ...
But it is also an age in which we can join hands with others who hold to those
principles and face similar challenges.”
LAW
...the United States is subject to the scrutiny of a candid world ... what the
United States does, for good or for ill, continues to be watched by the international
community, in particular by organizations concerned with the advancement of the
rule of law and respect for human dignity.
The
court also said that we are bound by certain international treaties. The most
important one being we treat people with humanity
PARENTS
Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility
of bringing up the next generation.
TELL THE TRUTH
But the greatest dissents do become court opinions and
gradually over time their views become the dominant view
VOLUNTEER
“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.”
WOMEN
"Women's rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda, trained
on the equal dignity and ability to live in freedom all people should enjoy."
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.
My
mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.
It is
not women's liberation, it is women's and men's liberation.
“The
state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.”
The
emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and
reproductive control.
I
do think that being the second [female Supreme Court Justice] is wonderful, because
it is a sign that being a woman in a place of importance is no longer extraordinary.
