I don't know one of my friends who is considered a conservative who has not had to go back and thoroughly think through everything. You do a lot of soul-searching - 'cause we are not going to win any popularity contests. Clarence Thomas backconservativeconsider share on social
I certainly have some very strong libertarian leanings, yes. Clarence Thomas leaninglibertarianstrong Change image and 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'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
When you look at where the real problems are among minorities in our society, particularly blacks, it's at the bottom. It's the people who are in school systems that don't educate, neighborhoods where there is a lot of crime, drugs, the whole bit. Clarence Thomas biteblackbottom share on social
My grandfather, as I said, was industrious. He'd had a variety of jobs and decided sometime in the 1940s that he would never work for anyone. He was also a very independent man. Clarence Thomas 1940sdecidegrandfather Change image and share on social
My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal. Clarence Thomas barelyeducationfrugal Change image and share on social
I think, though, if I had to look at the role of government and what it does in people's lives, I see the EEOC as having much more legitimacy than the others, if properly run. Clarence Thomas eeocgovernmentlegitimacy Change image and share on social
It would seem that some black people want to say that when you, as a black, become successful, you cease to be black. That's ridiculous. Clarence Thomas blackceasepeople Change image and share on social
You didn't think of angels as white or black. They were angels. Clarence Thomas angelblackwhite Change image and share on social
