Amendment Quotes

422 quotes by 291 authors

This is a serious problem that will lead to a serious debate about the first amendment, but I think that the national security threat of… — Newt Gingrich
I would bet there is no place in the United States where the First Amendment would survive intact. — Nat Hentoff
Even if the flag burning amendment does become law, the larger problem will remain of how to respectfully dispose of older, tattered flags. Well, fortunately… — Jon Stewart
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not… — Robert A. Heinlein
I am committed to the First Amendment principles of religious freedom, tolerance, and diversity. Whether Mormon, Methodist, Jewish, or Muslim, Americans should be able to… — George W. Bush
I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage. — Corrine Brown
I think it's unconstitutional on the 10th Amendment front. — Mitt Romney
Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person for identification without… — Anthony Kennedy
Unfortunately, my district like many others across the country has a problem with gangs, which is why I introduced this amendment — Bob Filner
That's in the First Amendment? — Christine O'Donnell
The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech. — Anthony Kennedy
I am opposed to special rights for gays just as I am opposed to special rights for heterosexuals or smokers. I can attest to the… — Alan Chambers
Parliamentary committees are becoming more independent, tactics are becoming more sophisticated, and industries that don't want to be bushwhacked by some damaging legislative amendment will… — John Ibbitson
Let him never cease from prayer who has once begun it, be his life ever so wicked; for prayer is the way to amend it,… — Teresa of Avila
In recent years it has been suggested that the Second Amendment protects the "collective" right of states to maintain militias, while it does not protect… — Stephen Halbrook
What bothers me most about today is that we're getting used 2 it. ENOUGH. 2nd amendment must go. Violence has 2 stop. Culture MUST change. — Jay Mohr
The framers of our Constitution understood the dangers of unbridled government surveillance. They knew that democracy could flourish only in spaces free from government snooping… — Elizabeth Holtzman
Whatever one's religion in his private life may be, for the officeholder, nothing takes precedence over his oath to uphold the Constitution and all its… — John F. Kennedy
I do ask every publisher, every editor, and every newsman in the nation to reexamine his own standards, and to recognize the nature of our… — John F. Kennedy
The Defense Department's plan to ban newspaper reporters from pool coverage of military operations is incredible. It reveals the administration to be out of touch… — Arthur Ochs Sulzberger

Who Wrote These Amendment Quotes

291 authors contributed a total of 422 Amendment Quotes, led by these top contributors: