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" I think unconscious bias is one of the hardest things to get at. "

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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" I certainly respect the belief of the Hobby Lobby owners. On the other hand, they have no constitutional right to foist that belief on the hundreds and hundreds of women who work for them who don't share that belief. "

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