Half the states have stopped making civics and government a requirement for high school. Half.
Sandra Day O'Connor
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- 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.
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