I'm not an Uncle Tom. . .. I'm going to be here for 40 years. For those who don't like it, get over it.

Religious liberty is about freedom of action in matters of religion generally, and the scope of that liberty is directly correlated to the civil restraints placed upon religious practice.

It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I'm supposed to think.

So many of our conversations (about affirmative action) have been dishonest

The thing that bothered me when I was in college was that I saw myself rejecting the way of life that got me to where I was.

My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things.

A judge should be evaluated by whether he faithfully upholds his oath to God, not to the people, to the state or to the Constitution.