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"I could see flames from the windows of my chambers. For the next three or four days we had major rioting here in Washington and I stayed at the court day and night."
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"If you could say of any one individual that the court as an institution is the length and shadow of that individual, surely it would be John Marshall."
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"In 1994 the U.S. Court of Appeals decided in the case of Oliver North to permit the release of grand jury evidence, because it had already been so thoroughly leaked."
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"To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred."
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"I do here speak it before the court. I look that the Lord should deliver me by his providence."
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"Please keep an open mind and let me have my day in court."
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"There is no such thing as justice - in or out of court."
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"The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming."
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"We began a series of court battles for nine months, while I was attending classes by telephone."
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"Just because you're convicted in a court room doesn't mean you're guilty of something."
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"I think the important thing about my appointment is not that I will decide cases as a woman, but that I am a woman who will get to decide cases."
Will

"Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability."
Society

"The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming."
Court

"Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person."
Family

"What was a problem was the excessive amount of media attention to the appointment of the first woman and everything she did. Everywhere that Sandra went, the press was sure to go. And that got tiresome; it was stressful."
Attention

"Young women today often have very little appreciation for the real battles that took place to get women where they are today in this country. I don't know how much history young women today know about those battles."
History

"We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens."
Education

"The framers of the Constitution were so clear in the federalist papers and elsewhere that they felt an independent judiciary was critical to the success of the nation."
Success

"A moment of silence is not inherently religious."
Religion

"My hope is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote."
Work
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