There's a difference between someone who's 'harsh' and someone who is 'hard.' Life was hard. You lived in the South, as my grandparents did, and you had to survive. That is hard. Clarence Thomas differencegrandparenthard Change image and share on social
I'd grown up fearing the lynch mobs of the Ku Klux Klan; as an adult I was starting to wonder if I'd been afraid of the wrong white people all along - where I was being pursued not by bigots in white robes, but by left-wing zealots draped in flowing sanctimony. Clarence Thomas adultafraidbigot share on social
My job is to write opinions. I decide cases and write opinions. It is not to respond to idiocy and critics who make statements that are unfounded. That doesn't mean that people shouldn't have constructive criticisms, but it should be constructive. Clarence Thomas caseconstructivecritic share on social
And I don't think that government has a role in telling people how to live their lives. Maybe a minister does, maybe your belief in God does, maybe there's another set of moral codes, but I don't think government has a role. Clarence Thomas beliefcodegod share on social
The thing that bothered me when I was in college was that I saw myself rejecting the way of life that got me to where I was. Clarence Thomas bothercollegelife Change image and share on social
There are so many people who have this idea of who I am because I'm black. Clarence Thomas blackideapeople Change image and share on social
We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we talked about it before 1964. Clarence Thomas actcivilhave Change image and share on social
I do think that our freedoms are at risk. Clarence Thomas freedomrisk Change image and share on social
My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things. Clarence Thomas attitudefreedomfulfill share on social
