Amendments Quote by Anonymous

The First Amendment was designed to protect offensive speech, because nobody ever tries to ban the other kind.

— Mike Godwin

The First Amendment is not a blanket freedom-of-information act. The constitutional newsgathering freedom means the media can go where the public can, but enjoys…

— George Will

When you have mass surveillance, it's impossible to meet the intent of the First Amendment because reporters can't talk to sources because sources are…

— Pierre Omidyar

Government censorship of speech with which it disagrees not only violates the First Amendment, but is antithetical to the American system, which posits that…

— Bill Hagerty

It's enshrined in our Constitution that an individual has a right to release information and disseminate information that makes the powers that be uncomfortable.

— Moby

The government argues that First Amendment rights are outweighed by the need to prosecute those who transmit classified information and documents.

— Noam Chomsky

The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as they…

— Hugo Black

The DISCLOSE Act is a testament to the wisdom of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. The First Amendment sought to place political…

— Bradley A. Smith

In the U.S., free speech and the press are protected by the First Amendment. It has a clarity unmatched by modern legislators and declares…

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

The Constitution, in addition to delegating certain enumerated powers to Congress, places whole areas outside the reach of Congress' regulatory authority. The First Amendment,…

— Clarence Thomas

Thus if the First Amendment means anything in this field, it must allow protests even against the moral code that the standard of the…

— William O. Douglas

The First Amendment is very important, but it's not everything.

— Anthony Lewis