From Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s address of Feb. 11, 2003, just published in the S.Ct. Historical Q. as “From Benjamin to Breyer: Is There a Jewish Seat?”:

“Jews in the United States, I mean to convey, face few closed doors and do not fear letting the world know who they are. … What is the difference between a New York City garment district bookkeeper and a Supreme Court justice? One generation, my life bears witness, is the difference between opportunities open to my mother, a bookkeeper, and those open to me.”

Who knew she’d been reading Chomsky?

(Thanks to Tobe Liebert of the Tarlton Law Library for the pointer.)