Great quote while arguing for Brown v. Board: "I'm all for gradualism. I think 100 years is pretty damned gradual!"

This is the person who said to his fellow justices, You guys have been discriminating against us for years. Now it's our turn. So much for color blind justice. This will probably inflame people, but I really believe Clarence Thomas is a great role model for Civil Rights - not because he's black, but because he DOESN'T make an issue of his skin color. He just does his best to stay true to a proper interpretation of the Constitution. I'd love to be as intelligent as he is.

Deserves the title a great American. Tireless, dedicated, and intelligent. He made Brown v. Board of Education happen.