Clarence Thomas: "This country isn't perfect, but it’s perfectible"

Photo: @JusticeWillett

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke last night at a dinner during the Federalist Society's annual conference in Washington, D.C., and attendee David Lat has a great write-up at the Above the Law blog:

Above The Law | Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks — And Oh What A Speech!

I'll let you read the post yourself but just want to point out a few highlights. There's not one but two citations to Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett's famous Twitter account, including this delightful gem:

#Nerdvana -- Ain't no party like a FedSoc party 'cause a FedSoc party don't estop. #FedSoc2013 cc: @FedSoc @DavidLat @atlblog
— Don Willett (@JusticeWillett) November 14, 2013

Seriously, if you have a Twitter account and you're not following @JusticeWillett, your Twitter experience is defective by definition.

Also note Thomas' powerful remarks about what President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address means to him:

If not for the Thirteenth Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Fifteenth Amendment, I wouldn't be sitting here today. I wouldn't be sitting on the Supreme Court of the United States. This country isn't perfect, but it’s perfectible. That’s what Lincoln’s words mean to me.

Visit Sunshine State Sarah on Facebook

Follow me on Twitter at @rumpfshaker