The First Amendment was specifically designed for citizens to insult politicians. Libel laws were written to protect law students speaking out on… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite — George Washington Copy Share Image
What James Madison and the other men of his generation had in mind when they wrote the First Amendment was that there… — Sam Ervin Copy Share Image
It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the… — Floyd Abrams Copy Share Image
I begin to feel like most Americans don't understand the First Amendment, don't understand the idea of freedom of speech, and don't… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
The First Amendment is now being used by the secularists of our day as a cattle prod to herd conservative religious people… — Pat Swindall Copy Share Image
I think it is appropriate that we pay tribute to this great constitutional principle which is enshrined in the First Amendment of… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The First Amendment is not a blanket freedom-of-information act. The constitutional newsgathering freedom means the media can go where the public can,… — George Will Copy Share Image
They say that if you voted for Donald Trump, you're a threat to the university community. But the real threat is silencing… — Betsy DeVos Copy Share Image
It does not help when an administration, in response to American attacks on American soil and American individuals, the administration ends up… — Louie Gohmert Copy Share Image
“Government in our democracy, state and national, must be neutral in matters of religious theory, doctrine, and practice. It may not be… — Abe Fortas Copy Share Image
Americans don't know the Constitution. More than half of those surveyed can't name any of the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment.… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
It was precisely my love of the First Amendment that made me join sidewalk activists in 2010 to support an Islamic community… — Mona Eltahawy Copy Share Image
The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to… — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
Evolutionism is a religious world view that is not supported by science, Scripture, popular opinion, or common sense. The exclusive teaching of… — Kent Hovind Copy Share Image
Asked random questions about the First Amendment and how they would like to have it applied, if you believe in polls at… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
The word 'free' is used three times in the Declaration of Independence and once in the First Amendment to the Constitution, along… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
In the national debate about a serious issue, it is the expression of the minority's viewpoint that most demands the protection of… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
If newsmen do not tell the truth as they see it because it might make waves, or if their bosses decide something… — Richard S. Salant Copy Share Image
Today, the religion clauses of the First Amendment do not need to be fixed; they need to be followed. — Walter F. Mondale Copy Share Image
In the States, you have the First Amendment. People feel the freedom to speak and the right to be heard. And they… — Mohammed Saeed Harib Copy Share Image
We are a people of faith. We have been so secure in that faith that we have enshrined in our Constitution protection… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
“Given an area of law that legislators were happy to hand over to the affected industries and a technology that was both… — James Boyle Copy Share Image
