Quotes by Clarence Thomas

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 theres another set of moral codes, but I don't think government has a role. (Clarence Thomas)

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)

But at this point I'm caught in the position where if I were a true libertarian I wouldnt be here in government. (Clarence Thomas)

Even as someone whos labeled a conservative - I'm a Republican I'm black, I'm heading up this organization in the Reagan administration - I can say that conservatives don't exactly break their necks to tell blacks that they're welcome. (Clarence Thomas)

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot. (Clarence Thomas)

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.. (Clarence Thomas)

I been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings. (Clarence Thomas)

I been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.. (Clarence Thomas)

I do think that our freedoms are at risk. (Clarence Thomas)

I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights. (Clarence Thomas)