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Justice Clarence Thomas's Silence In Some Interviews

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Justice Clarence Thomas has explained his silence in several interviews. I had researched this question once before, because I had wondered if there was a public resentment from his treatment at his confirmation hearing. The Justice explained it as a personality trait of being an introvert. In one of there interviews, he even recommends Susan Cain 's book, Quiet. I highly recommend anyone of her books. They have changed mine and several of my students lives.

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