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The difference between a nation and a nationality is clear, but it is not always observed. Likeness between members is the essence of nationality, but the members of a nation may be very different. A nation may be composed of many nationalities, as some of the most successful nations are. Louis D. Brandeis

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In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action. Louis D. Brandeis

Wisdom Action Frank Promise Lies Greatest Opinions Conflicting Expression

Every sexy joke of long ago, every flirtation, is being recalled by some women and revised and re-evaluated as sexual harassment. Frivolous accusations reduce, if not eliminate, not only communication between men and women but any kind of playfulness and banter... Where has the laughter gone? Maryanne Trump Barry

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Success can be as simple as the warm feeling you get when you smile at a stranger, someone you know must be lonely, and having that stranger return your smile. It can be the bringing of a child into the world and raising that child to be a good man or woman. Maryanne Trump Barry

There is no more potent weapon in any profession than a woman with a feminine exterior and a will of steel, and I defy you to find one man who will disagree. Maryanne Trump Barry

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The great joy of being a prosecutor is that you don't take whatever case walks in the door. You evaluate the case; you make your best judgement. You only go forward if you believe that the defendant is guilty. Merrick Garland

People must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law and only the law. He must be faithful to the Constitution and statutes passed by Congress. Fidelity to the Constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my life and the hallmark of the kind of judge I have tried to be. Merrick Garland

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Verbal contracts are about as useful as a fart on a treadmill. Robert Rinder

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I think I'm incredibly stoic. If I have a bad headache, it takes a while before I reach for a tablet. Robert Rinder

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A sovereignty is always presumed to act upon principles of justice, and if, from mistake or oversight, it does injury to a nation or an individual, it is always supposed to be ready and willing to repair it. Roger B. Taney

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Every intelligent person whose life has been passed in a slaveholding State, and who has carefully observed the character and capacity of the African race, will see that a general and sudden emancipation would be absolute ruin to the Negroes, as well as to the white population. Roger B. Taney

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The basic premise of the Constitution was a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances because man was perceived as a fallen creature and would always yearn for more power. Roy Moore

But separation of church and state was never meant to separate God and government. Roy Moore

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I know Dr. Kennedy and I know Coral Ridge Ministries. I have no connection. Roy Moore

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Dissents speak to a future age. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Future Age Speak

The court generally moves in small steps rather than in one giant step. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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We still have many neighborhoods that are racially identified. We still have many schools that even though the days of state-enforced segregation are gone, segregation because of geographical boundaries remains. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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It's a facet of the gay rights movement that people don't think about enough. Why suddenly marriage equality? Because it wasn't until 1981 that the court struck down Louisiana's 'head and master rule,' that the husband was head and master of the house. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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I think a law clerk told me about this tumblr and also explained to me what Notorious RBG was a parody on. And now my grandchildren love it, and I try to keep abreast of the latest that's on the tumblr. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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There's nothing in the Constitution that says the President stops being President in his last year. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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I was a super once - an extra - in 'Die Fledermaus,' and was seated within three feet of Placido Domingo. I had never heard a voice of that beauty so close up. It felt as if an electric shock were running through me. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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I was the first tenured woman at Columbia. That was 1972; every law school was looking for its woman. Why? Because Stan Pottinger, who was then head of the office for civil rights of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, was enforcing the Nixon government contract program. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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