And I dont 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 dont think government has a role. – Clarence Thomas
I think, though, if I had to look at the role of government and what it does in peoples lives, I see the EEOC as having much more legitimacy than the others, if properly run. – Clarence Thomas
When you look at where the real problems are among minorities in our society, particularly blacks, its at the bottom. Its the people who are in school systems that dont educate, neighborhoods where there is a lot of crime, drugs, the whole bit. – Clarence Thomas
My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal. – Clarence Thomas
Its counterintuitive, but the most divisive arrangement is when the same party controls both Congress and the presidency, a situation encountered in eight of the past 10 years. With government unified under a single party, the minority has the least possible incentive to cooperate with the majority. – John Sununu