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.
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Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents.Sandra Day OConnor
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.
Sandra Day OConnor
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.
Sandra Day OConnor
The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender.
Sandra Day OConnor
Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.
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It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren.
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