"I would like my granddaughters, when they pick up the constitution, to see that notion that women and men are persons of equal stature. I'd like them to see that that is a basic principle of our society."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Justices Scalia and Ginsburg on the First Amendment and Freedom
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“I stand before you today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States. I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud. I am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although I am a woman and I am equally proud of that. I am not the candidate of any political bosses or special interests. I am the candidate of the people.”Shirley Chisholm pioneering politician
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