The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem comes when healthy criticism is replaced with more destructive intimidation and sanctions.
Sandra Day O'Connor
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- We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads form one to another that creates something.
- Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court reviews. Our court is virtually alone in the amount of discretion it has.
- Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions.
- We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens.
- The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work.