“I had sworn to administer justice "faithfully and impartially."”

— Clarence Thomas, book My Grandfather's Son

To do otherwise would be to violate my oath. That meant I had no business of imposing my personal views on the country. Nor did I have the slightest intention of doing so.
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2000s, My Grandfather's Son (2008)

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