Amendment Quotes

422 quotes by 291 authors

The way liberals are interpreting the First Amendment today is that it prevents anyone who is religious from being in government. — Rush Limbaugh
We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts… — C.S. Lewis
Your mother and I do not approve of drinking. Have you not heard of the Eighteenth Amendment?â€ â€œProhibition? I drink to its health whenever I… — Libba Bray
The Seventeenth Amendment serves not the public's interest but the interests of the governing masterminds and their disciples. Its early proponents advanced it not because… — Mark Levin
I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction… — Thomas Jefferson
In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance. — John Perry Barlow
I'm hoping that we're not getting to Second Amendment remedies. I hope the vote will be the cure for the Harry Reid problems. — Sharron Angle
It's good for a country to have a revolution every 20 years. I hope that's not where we're going. But, you know, if this Congress… — Sharron Angle
All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often… — Benjamin Franklin
How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual... as a trustworthy and productive citizen,… — Suzanna Hupp
That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in… — Ja Rule
Until politicos take a true stand in defense of marriage by proposing an anti-adultery amendment to the Constitution, stop demonizing gays and lesbians when the… — John Ridley
If the Constitution was a movie, the Preamble would be the trailer, the First Amendment the establishing shot, the 13th the crowd pleaser and the… — Henry Rollins
Of course same sex marriage is constitutional! The right to be yourself, to pursue life, liberty, and property, is protected several ways over several amendments.… — Henry Rollins
When the Transportation Security Administration adopted body scanners at airports, activists wrote the Fourth Amendment on their underwear in metallic paint readable by the new… — Dana Priest
I remember when TV networks believed in the First Amendment. It is a messed up situation when Miley Cyrus gets a laugh, and Phil Robertson… — Bobby Jindal
From a constitutional standpoint, the religion of a candidate is supposed to make no difference. Even before the founding fathers dreamed up the First Amendment,… — Noah Feldman
Americans have the right under the Second Amendment to own firearms, and that is not going to change. — Wendy Davis
The 14th Amendment was recognized right away to be problematic. The concept of person was both too narrow and too broad, and the courts went… — Noam Chomsky
The government argues that First Amendment rights are outweighed by the need to prosecute those who transmit classified information and documents. — Noam Chomsky

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