Amendment Quotes

422 quotes by 291 authors

The 21st Amendment gives the states the right to decide what the drinking ages should be and other aspects relative to alcoholic beverages, and I… — Pete Coors
We didn't pass any constitutional amendments that affected the executive branch while I was governor. — John Engler
The notion that the First Amendment has no limitations whatsoever is balderdash. — Trey Gowdy
The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no private property shall be taken for a public use without the payment of just compensation. — Elton Gallegly
Five years of Prohibition have had, at least, this one benign effect: they have completely disposed of all the favorite arguments of the Prohibitionists. None… — H. L. Mencken
...[T]he Constitution conferred only a few specific powers on the federal government, all others being denied to it (as the Tenth Amendment would make plain).… — Joseph Sobran
...[T]oday's Washington is about as attentive to the Tenth Amendment as the Unitarian Church is to the Book of Revelation. — Joseph Sobran
The First Amendment...begins with the five loveliest words in the English language: 'Congress shall make no law'. — George Will
I understand the Second Amendment. I respect the Second Amendment. I think we need to use common sense tools to keep the American people safe,… — Eric Holder
The courts are using the First Amendment to attack religion, when they should be using it to protect religion. — Ernest Istook
The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat… — Joichi Ito
When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the… — Patricia Ireland
So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and… — Jack Kingston
In my political career, I'd like to see a constitutional balanced budget amendment. — Ken Buck
We, as artists, we have the right to express ourselves. That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have… — Ja Rule
An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment. — Hugo Black
Compelling a man by law to pay his money to elect candidates or advocate law or doctrines he is against differs only in degree, if… — Hugo Black
I am for the First Amendment from the first word to the last. I believe it means what it says. — Hugo Black
The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as they wish,… — Hugo Black
We're gonna put $456 million to go to an island of 50 people? You know...The bridge to nowhere. And this is right after Katrina happened.… — Tom Coburn

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