“Neither federal nor state government acts compatibly with equal protection when a law or official policy denies to women, simply because they are women, full citizenship stature - equal opportunity to aspire, achieve, participate in and contribute to society based on their individual talents and capacities.” StatesGovernmentLawOpportunityIndividualAchieveTalentPolicyEqualCapacityDenyProtectionOfficialsAspireCitizenshipStatureState GovernmentEqual OpportunityEqual ProtectionIndividual Talent Book:My Own Words Source: My Own Words
“Racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact. To the contrary, Texas has been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act in every redistricting cycle from and after 1970.” Has BeensRealityFoundPoliticsJusticeHistoryDemocracyRightsGenerationsPolicyEqualEthicsConstitutionElectionHistoricalMereHuman RightsContraryDiscriminationIdeologyVotingCyclesTexasEqual RightsViolationDisobedienceCivil DisobedienceRight To VotePartisanshipRacial DiscriminationArtifactsVoting Rights ActRedistricting Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Even the Declaration of Independence starts out all men are created equal, so I see my advocacy as part of an effort to make the equality principle everything the founders would have wanted it to be if they weren't held back by the society in which they lived and particularly the shame of slavery.” IfsMenWantedEffortPrinciplesEqualShameIndependenceSlaveryFoundersDeclarationDeclaration Of IndependenceAdvocacy Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“One thing that concerns me is that today's young women don't seem to care that we have a fundamental instrument of government that makes no express statement about the equal citizenship stature of men and women. They know there are no closed doors anymore, and they may take for granted the rights that they have.” KnowsMenMaySeemsGovernmentCareTodayYoungRightsDoorsOne ThingEqualMen And WomenConcernFundamentalsInstrumentsStatementsGrantedYoung WomenCitizenshipStatureClosed Doors Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“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.” PeopleShouldHumansEnjoyAbilityRightsEqualEssentialsDignityHuman RightsAgendasWomens Rights Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“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.” MenWorldDoeWarEndsWomenWrittenCitizensEqualMen And WomenConstitutionWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War IWomens RightsProvisionStature Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg