“ Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult question: why would we trade a system that has served us so well for one that has served others so… Sandra Day O'Connor
“ We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads form one to another that creates s… Sandra Day O'Connor
“ In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and… Sandra Day O'Connor
“ You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They have no idea that they can make things happen. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem comes when healthy criticism is replaced with more destructive intimidation and sanctions. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ Half the states have stopped making civics and government a requirement for high school. Half. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. That's set out in the Con… Sandra Day O'Connor
“ The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still room to advance and to promote correction of the remaining deficiencies and imb… Sandra Day O'Connor
“ I've always said that at the end of the day, on a legal issue, I think a wise old woman and a wise old man are going to reach the same conclusion. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ 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. Sandra Day O'Connor
“ The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of the generation to come. Sandra Day O'Connor
