Given who I am, my love of the law, my sense of importance about the rule of law, how central it is to the functioning of our society, how it sets us apart as many Senators have noted, from the rest of the world, have always created a passion in me.
Sonia Sotomayor: “Given who I am, my love of the law, my sense of importance about the rule of law, how central it is to the functioning…”
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Sotomayor expresses her passion for law and its societal importance.
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