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Clarence Thomas Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights Picture Quote #1

I have to admit that I’m one of those people that thinks the dishwasher is a miracle Picture Quote #1

I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old system Picture Quote #1

It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I’m supposed to think Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

The job of a judge is to figure out what the law says, not what he wants it to say. There is a difference between the role of a judge and that of a policy maker... Judging requires a certain impartiality Picture Quote #1

I have never understood the notion that we could continue to focus on race in order to get over race, that we have to be race conscious in order not to be race conscious Picture Quote #1

You have a number of choices. You could continue to always fight against people who are really distractions. They’re people in the cheap seats of life. Or you can do what you went there to do Picture Quote #1

Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law Picture Quote #1

Perhaps some are confused because they have stereotypes of how blacks should be and I respectfully decline, as I did in my youth, to sacrifice who I am for who they think I should be Picture Quote #1

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In my humble opinion, those who come to engage in debates of consequence, and who challenge accepted wisdom, should expect to be treated badly. Nonetheless, they must stand undaunted. That is required. And that should be expected. For it is bravery that is required to secure freedom Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

In our society, marriage is not simply a governmental institution; it is a religious institution as well, today’s decision might change the former, but it cannot change the latter Picture Quote #1

Religious liberty is about freedom of action in matters of religion generally, and the scope of that liberty is directly correlated to the civil restraints placed upon religious practice Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Quotes) I don’t believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights (Clarence Thomas Quotes) I have to admit that I’m one of those people that thinks the dishwasher is a miracle (Clarence Thomas Quotes) I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old system (Clarence Thomas Quotes) It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I’m supposed to think (Clarence Thomas Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) The job of a judge is to figure out what the law says, not what he wants it to say. There is a difference between the role of a judge and that of a policy maker... Judging requires a certain impartiality (Clarence Thomas Quotes) I have never understood the notion that we could continue to focus on race in order to get over race, that we have to be race conscious in order not to be race conscious (Clarence Thomas Quotes) You have a number of choices. You could continue to always fight against people who are really distractions. They’re people in the cheap seats of life. Or you can do what you went there to do (Clarence Thomas Quotes) Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law (Clarence Thomas Quotes) Perhaps some are confused because they have stereotypes of how blacks should be and I respectfully decline, as I did in my youth, to sacrifice who I am for who they think I should be (Clarence Thomas Quotes) In my humble opinion, those who come to engage in debates of consequence, and who challenge accepted wisdom, should expect to be treated badly. Nonetheless, they must stand undaunted. That is required. And that should be expected. For it is bravery that is required to secure freedom (Clarence Thomas Quotes) 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 Quotes) In our society, marriage is not simply a governmental institution; it is a religious institution as well, today’s decision might change the former, but it cannot change the latter (Clarence Thomas Quotes) Religious liberty is about freedom of action in matters of religion generally, and the scope of that liberty is directly correlated to the civil restraints placed upon religious practice (Clarence Thomas Quotes) 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 Quotes)

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