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title: "5 Speech America Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Speech America quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Speech America sayings and thoughts."
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> [America gave me the opportunity to open successful restaurants, start a TV show, and write books. I can even fill an auditorium…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/america-gave-me-the-opportunity-to-open-successful-restaurants-start/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f96/anonymous-1_america_america-gave-me-the-opportunity-to-open_411134.jpg)

> [The time has now come to amend the Constitution to restore freedom of speech for America's people of faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-e-reed-jr/the-time-has-now-come-to-amend-the-constitution-to-restore-freedom-of/)

[Ralph E. Reed, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-e-reed-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/ralph-e-reed-jr-23105_america_the-time-has-now-come-to-amend-the-const_1134404.jpg)

> [I know people who are embarrassed to be American. They don't like showing their passports. It's becoming a scary place. It takes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-anderson/i-know-people-who-are-embarrassed-to-be-american-they-don-t-like/)

[Gillian Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-anderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9c/gillian-anderson-4381_america_i-know-people-who-are-embarrassed-to-be_1181515.jpg)

> [The most censored speech in America today is not flag-burning, pornography, or the press.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phyllis-schlafly/the-most-censored-speech-in-america-today-is-not-flag-burning/)

[Phyllis Schlafly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phyllis-schlafly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/phyllis-schlafly-3818_america-today_the-most-censored-speech-in-america-toda_2535187.jpg)

> [After September 11th, freedom of speech in America has become a topic that's touchier than a Vatican summer camp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-miller/after-september-11th-freedom-of-speech-in-america-has-become-a-topic/)

[Dennis Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/dennis-miller-1315_america_after-september-11th-freedom-of-speech-i_2895304.png)

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