Unfortunately, the reality was that, for political reasons or whatever, there was a need to enforce antidiscrimination laws, or at least there was a perceived need to do that. Clarence Thomas antidiscriminationenforcelaw Change image and 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
I certainly have some very strong libertarian leanings, yes. Clarence Thomas leaninglibertarianstrong 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
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'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
You didn't think of angels as white or black. They were angels. Clarence Thomas angelblackwhite Change image and share on social
I was Catholic. You talk about a minority within a minority within a minority: a black Catholic in Savannah, GA. Clarence Thomas blackcatholicminority Change image and share on social
I disagree with the prevailing point of view of some black leaders that special treatment for blacks is acceptable. Clarence Thomas acceptableblackdisagree 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
