Clarence Thomas Quotes

I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please.

I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.

I'm not scared about saying what I think.

The truth won't set us free - until we develop the skills and the habit and the talent and the moral courage to use it.

Now all we need is to continue to speak the truth fearlessly, and we shall add to our number those who will turn the scale to the side of equal and full justice in all things.

Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth.

Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy.

I am an optimist, and I believe that people are inherently good and that if you give everyone a voice and freedom of expression, the truth and the good will outweigh the bad.

There is nothing in this world that I fear to say.

This is a nation that has lost the ability to be self-critical, and that makes a lie out of the freedoms.

There really can be no peace without justice. There can be no justice without truth. And there can be no truth, unless someone rises up to tell you the truth.

Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.

I would rather a thousand times be a free soul in jail than to be a sycophant and coward in the streets. If it had not been for the men and women who, in the past, have had the moral courage to go to jail, we would still be in the jungles.

We must know what we think and speak out, even at the risk of unpopularity.

Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I'll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I'm not backing off.

My soldier weapon is the weapon of truth.

As a kid, I learned from my parents, teachers, coaches, and friends that what mattered most was Truth - to uncover it, share it and fight for it. That core value is the foundation of the American Dream. And my life has been about fighting for Truth, at every step.

Comedians are the one who have to tell the emperor he has no clothes on.

A great philosophy is not a philosophy without reproach; it is philosophy without fear.

Liberty is the parent of truth, but truth and decency are sometimes at variance. All men and all propositions are to be treated here as they deserve, and there are many who have no claim either to respect or decency.

If you want to be seen as courageous by some and hated by others, just say what you really think.

Write words you’re willing to burn at the stake for. Write words you’d believe in even if the rest of the world didn’t.

Truth doesn't have to be liked. It only has to be spoken. Speak it out. The truth may hurt you, but it will set you free.

Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again.

I am also full of admiration for Chelsea Manning [formerly PFC Bradley Manning]. Regardless of which side of the argument you're on, he stood up for something he felt wasn't right. That was an extraordinarily brave thing to do, and I think he was unfairly punished for it. It's a really big deal what he did, and he did it for the betterment of all us, including the soldiers on the ground, as well as the civilians caught up in those conflicts.