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I disagree with the prevailing point of view of some black leaders that special treatment for blacks is acceptable.

~Clarence Thomas

Topics: Acceptable Black Blacks Disagree Leaders Point Point Of View Prevailing Some Special Treatment View

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If I were a black liberal, I would be hailed, I guess. But I'm not. I mean, I think for myself. I want to make my own decisions.

~Clarence Thomas

Topics: Black Decisions Guess Liberal Make Mean My Own Myself Own Think Want Were Would I Think

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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

Topics: Among Bit Blacks Bottom Crime Educate Look Lot Minorities Neighborhoods Our Particularly People Problems Real Real Problems School Society Systems Where Who Whole You

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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.

~Clarence Thomas

Topics: Enforce Laws Least Need Perceived Political Reality Reasons Unfortunately Whatever

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I certainly have some very strong libertarian leanings, yes.

~Clarence Thomas

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Even as someone who's 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

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But what I believe is that if a person's individual rights or right to be a part of our economic system is violated under statute, we aggressively go after it. But we don't issue mandates to businesses that you've got to do this and you've got to do that.

~Clarence Thomas

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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

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And I thank God I believe in God, or I would probably be enormously angry right now.

~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

Topics: About Attitude Freedom Fulfilled Gave Grandfather Had He His Interesting Liberty Man Obligations Other Really Responsibilities Talked Then Things Those View You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: June 23rd, 1948

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