Dissents speak to a future age. It's not simply to say my colleagues are wrong and I would do it this way, but the greatest dissents do become Court opinions, and gradually over time, their views sometimes become the dominant view.
Ginsburg emphasized the lasting impact of dissenting opinions in the Supreme Court.
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