The Constitution, in addition to delegating certain enumerated powers to Congress, places whole areas outside the reach of Congress' regulatory authority. The First Amendment, for example, is fittingly celebrated for preventing Congress from "prohibiting the free exercise" of religion or… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
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… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
I disagree with the prevailing point of view of some black leaders that special treatment for blacks is acceptable. — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
Perhaps some are confused because they have stereotypes of how blacks should be and I respectfully decline, as I did in my youth, to… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
The Constitution does not vest in Congress the authority to protect society from every bad act that might befall it…[I]f followed to its logical… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
The job of a judge is to figure out what the law says, not what he wants it to say. There is a difference… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
Differences in race, differences in sex, somebody doesn’t look at you right, somebody says something. Everybody is sensitive. If I had been as sensitive… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
A theory deeply etched in our law [is that] a free society prefers to punish the few who abuse the rights of free speech… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
I don't know one of my friends who is considered a conservative who has not had to go back and thoroughly think through everything.… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
I' been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings. — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
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… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
The only people who have quick answers don't have the responsibility of making the decisions. — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
Today, now, it is time to move forward, a time to look for what is good in others, what is good in our country.… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
The Constitution contains no 'dignity' Clause, and even if it did, the government would be incapable of bestowing dignity. ... Slaves did not lose… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
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,… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share
