American - Judge | March 26, 1930 -
I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it's terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don't like.
Sandra Day O'Connor
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Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still room to advance and to promote correction of the remaining deficiencies and imbalances.
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Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values.
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You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They have no idea that they can make things happen.
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We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.
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I sort of thought the framers of the Constitution were talking about the rights of individuals, not corporate entities.
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Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.
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It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. That's set out in the Constitution.
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The destiny of the woman must be shaped to a large extent on her own conception of her spiritual imperative and her place in society.
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I care very much about women and their progress. I didn't go march in the streets, but when I was in the Arizona Legislature, one of the things that I did was to examine every single statute in the state of Arizona to pick out the ones that discriminated against women and get them changed.
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It is a measure of the framers' fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were embodied in the Constitution itself.
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Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.
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