[T]he job of a judge is to figure out what the law says, not what he wants it to say. There is a difference between the role of a judge and that of a policy maker.... Judging requires a certain impartiality.
Source: Conversation with Dinesh D'Souza; in Wall Street Journal, 2 Jul 1991.
-- Clarence Thomas, (Jun 23 1948-____), US Supreme Court Justice; After volatile hearings, in which he was accused of sexual harassment by Anita Hill, Thomas was confirmed as the 106th Supreme Court Justice.