Even as someone who's labeled a conservative - I'm a Republican I'm black, I'm heading up this organization in the Reagan administration - I can say that conservatives don't exactly break their necks to tell blacks that they're welcome. Clarence Thomas administrationblackbreak 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
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
I do think that our freedoms are at risk. Clarence Thomas freedomrisk Change image and share on social
When I went into the seminary, I was one of those victims of New Math and had not had Algebra I and had no idea what we were doing in New Math in the ninth grade. But when I went into the seminary, they had gone the traditional route and taught first-year algebra. Clarence Thomas algebragradeidea 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
My grandparents had died in 1983, and suddenly my brother is out jogging before Mass, and he dies. Clarence Thomas brotherdiegrandparent Change image and share on social
I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights. Clarence Thomas americafoundgroup Change image and share on social
People get bent out of shape about the fact that when I was a kid, you could not drink out of certain water fountains. Well, the water was the same. Clarence Thomas benddrinkfact Change image and share on social