Justice Clarence Thomas laments a ‘race-obsessed world’ in lecture at Notre Dame

“…Thomas spoke of his upbringing — raised by his grandparents in a Catholic home in the deep South, where “there was a deep and abiding love for our country.”…

…He instead encouraged the audience to look to the ideals of equality outlined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, which Thomas said hold a promise Americans have struggled, but not failed, to uphold.

“Today, there’s a notable pessimism about the state of our country, and cynicism about our founding,” Thomas said. “There are some that would even cancel our founders. We are all aware of those who assert … that American is a racist and irredeemable nation, but there are many more of us, I think, that feel that America is not so broken as it is adrift at sea.”…”