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
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
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
I do think that our freedoms are at risk. Clarence Thomas freedomrisk Change image and 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
I think segregation is bad, I think it's wrong, it's immoral. I'd fight against it with every breath in my body, but you don't need to sit next to a white person to learn how to read and write. The NAACP needs to say that. Clarence Thomas badbodybreath share on social
Oh, I don't think Tom Sowell would tell anybody to join the administration. That's not his style. But I think his attitude has always been if it had to be done he'd prefer me to do it than somebody else. Clarence Thomas administrationattitudejoin share on social
