I've probably given more speeches, been on TV more than any other member of the Court - or almost any other member of the Court. Clarence Thomas courthavemember Change image and share on social
Any discrimination, like sharp turns in a road, becomes critical because of the tremendous speed at which we are traveling into the high-tech world of a service economy. Clarence Thomas criticaldiscriminationeconomy Change image and share on social
Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot. Clarence Thomas dooreducationgood 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
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
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 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
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
You didn't think of angels as white or black. They were angels. Clarence Thomas angelblackwhite Change image and share on social
