"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." "All respect for the office of the presidency aside, I assumed that the obvious and unadulterated decline of freedom and constitutional sovereignty, not to mention the efforts to curb the power of judicial review, spoke for itself." "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." More In History "A dream without ambition is like a car without gas… you’re not going anywhere."― Sean Hampton "The history of saints is mainly the history of insane people."― Benito Mussolini "The prolonged slavery of women is the darkest page in human history."― Elizabeth Cady Stanton