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Clarence Thomas has spent decades applying the Constitution as written rather than treating it as a document that shifts with the loudest voices in the room. That kind of consistency is uncommon and worth recognizing.The holdout juror in the Clancy case refused to accept that a mother who killed her three children should be excused because of a diagnosis. Eleven others were prepared to let it go. He was not.Michael Jordan built an empire through relentless work and excellence. Nicki Minaj has never been afraid to speak plainly. Those traits still count more than slogans or group approval.