The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work.

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Historically courts in this country have been insulated. We do not look beyond our borders for precedents.

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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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It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren.

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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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My concern was whether I could do the job of a justice well enough to convince the nation that my appointment was the right move.

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

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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.

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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.

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If I stumbled badly in doing the job, I think it would have made life more difficult for women, and that was a great concern of mine and still is.

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