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I still have a 15¢ sticker on the frame of my law degree. It's tainted, so I just leave it in the basement.

~Clarence Thomas

Topics: Basement Degree Frame Just Law Leave Sticker Still Tainted

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It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I'm supposed to think.

~Clarence Thomas

Topics: After Being Bugs Educated How Me Really Someone Spent Supposed Tell Think Will Years

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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. You do a lot of soul-searching - 'cause we are not going to win any popularity contests.

~Clarence Thomas

Topics: Any Back Cause Conservative Considered Contests Everything Friends Go Going Had Know Lot Popularity Think Thoroughly Through Who Win You

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

~Clarence Thomas

Topics: America Believe Founded Group Individual Individual Rights Philosophy Rights

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The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about black people, are wrong.

~Clarence Thomas

Topics: About Black Created Grew Myths People South Up Way Wrong

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I was sympathetic to virtually all groups that wanted to get away from the old system.

~Clarence Thomas

Topics: Away Get Groups Old Sympathetic System Virtually Wanted

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We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we talked about it before 1964.

~Clarence Thomas

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I'd been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings.

~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

Topics: Does Government Had Having Legitimacy Lives Look More Much Others People Properly Role Run See Than Think Though I Think I See

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But I know that the vote of 9 out of 10 black Americans for the Democratic Party or for leftist kinds of policies just is not reflective of their opinions.

~Clarence Thomas

Topics: American Black Black Americans Democratic Democratic Party Just Kinds Know Leftist Opinions Out Party Policies Reflective Vote

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: June 23rd, 1948

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