Clarence Thomas

Quotations

  • “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

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  • “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

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  • “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

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  • “My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal.” -Clarence Thomas

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  • “Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.” -Clarence Thomas

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  • “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

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