Ruth Bader Ginsburg quote: My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.

My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.

~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ~

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My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.

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