Amendments Quotes

359 Amendments quotes by 245 unique authors

(W)e do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment. — Sandra Day O'Connor
I believe in the American tradition of separation of church and state which is expressed in the First Amendment to the Constitution. By my office… — Lyndon B. Johnson
She is running around talking about how this is an insult to sportsmen, how she values the Second Amendment. She's talking like she's Annie Oakley. — Barack Obama
I strongly support the Second Amendment and I believe the Second Amendment ought to be preserved - which means no gun control. — John McCain
The framers gave us the Second Amendment not so we could go deer or duck hunting but to give us a modicum of protection against… — Walter E. Williams
Just as the First and Fourth Amendment secure individual rights of speech and security respectively, the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and… — John Ashcroft
Without either the first or second amendment, we would have no liberty; the first allows us to find out what's happening, the second allows us… — Andrew Ford
As I have stood in the crosshairs of those who target Second Amendment freedoms, I've realized that firearms are not the only issue. No, it's… — Charlton Heston
The National Guard fulfills the militia mentioned in the Second amendment. Citizens no longer need to protect the states or themselves. — Dianne Feinstein
... I must say this concerning the great controversy over rifles and shotguns. The only thing I've ever said is that in areas where the… — Malcolm X
The Second Amendment only protects the people who want all the guns they can have. The rest of us, we've got no Second Amendment. What… — Louise Slaughter
The Second Amendment comes from the right to protect themselves from slave revolts, and from uprisings by Native Americans. A revolt from people who were… — Danny Glover
Reread that pesky first clause of the Second Amendment. It doesn't say what any of us thought it said. What it says is that infringing… — L. Neil Smith
The Second Amendment of our Bill of Rights is my Concealed Weapons Permit, period. — Ted Nugent
By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our… — John F. Kennedy
If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by… — George Washington
The First Amendment is crucial. Of course it is. So are all the others. And the Second Amendment is the one that guarantees that people… — Charlton Heston
I simply cannot stand by and watch a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States come under attack from those who either can't… — Charlton Heston
You could say that the paparazzi and the tabloids are sort of the `assault weapons' of the First Amendment. They're ugly, a lot of people… — Charlton Heston
The lessons of the First Amendment are as urgent in the modern world as the 18th Century when it was written. One timeless lesson is… — Anthony Kennedy
The American people intuitively understand this, which is why the majority of Catholics practice birth control and some of those opposed to gay marriage nevertheless… — Barack Obama
The First Amendment makes confidence in the common sense of our people and in the maturity of their judgement the great postulate of our democracy. — William O. Douglas
The Internet may fairly be regarded as a never-ending worldwide conversation. The government may not, through the , interrupt that conversation... As the most participatory… — Stewart Dalzell
If the Tenth Amendment were still taken seriously, most of the federal government's present activities would not exist. That's why no one in Washington ever… — Thomas Woods
'The want of proper examination, true contrition, and a firm purpose of amendment, is the cause of bad confessions, and of the ruin of souls.' — Benedict Joseph Labre

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