"The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality." ― Ruth Bader Ginsburg Topic(s): History Tags: controlling, state, woman More From Ruth Bader Ginsburg "I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman’s equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling." "She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me." "Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation." More In History "The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history."― Carl T. Rowan "For the first time in the history of mankind, one generation literally has the power to destroy the past, the present and the future, the power to bring time to an end."― Hubert H. Humphrey "The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness."― Jon Meacham