Amendments Quotes

359 Amendments quotes by 245 unique authors

Asked random questions about the First Amendment and how they would like to have it applied, if you believe in polls at all, the average… — Frank Zappa
If newsmen do not tell the truth as they see it because it might make waves, or if their bosses decide something should or should… — Richard S. Salant
Under the privilege of the First Amendment many, many ridiculous things are said. — John Kenneth Galbraith
This provision (the 4th Amendment) speaks for itself. Its plain object is to secure the perfect enjoyment of that great right of the common law,… — Joseph Story
The First and Fourteenth Amendments say that Congress and the States shall make "no law" which abridges freedom of speech or of the press. In… — William O. Douglas
No patent medicine was ever put to wider and more varied use than the Fourteenth Amendment. — William O. Douglas
Another advantage of a mathematical statement is that it is so definite that it might be definitely wrong; and if it is found to be… — Lewis Fry Richardson
Alcoholism, the opium habit and tobaccoism are a trio of poison habits which have been weighty handicaps to human progress during the last three centuries.… — John Harvey Kellogg
Outlawing religion form the political arena is not what the Founding Fathers intended when they drafted the First Amendment. We do a grave disservice to… — Bill Bright
Primaries are a family fight. I'm a pro-free enterprise, pro-Second Amendment, pro-life Republican. — Heather Wilson
We must create the conditions for immigrants to normally integrate into our society, learn Russian and, of course, respect our culture and traditions and abide… — Vladimir Putin
I believe that the Framers of the Constitution made their intent clear when they wrote the First Amendment. I believe they wanted to keep the… — Nick Rahall
It's all right to agree or disagree on the balanced budget amendment. It's all right to talk about how we're going to appropriate. — Sheila Jackson Lee
The Second Amendment is the right to keep and bear arms for our citizenryThis is for usThis is for us when our government becomes tyrannical — Sharron Angle
The first amendment protects free speech, but if you don't have freedom of thought, do you really have freedom of speech? — Rob Kampia
A funny thing happened to the First Amendment on its way to the public forum. According to the Supreme Court, money is now speech and… — Robert Reich
Having not had a chance to review the tape and obviously not been in the tunnel, I will take the Wenger amendment on this one… — Phil Cornwell
Leftists would like to pretend that any criticism of their views raises the specter of domestic repression. But in a country with a First Amendment,… — Andrew Sullivan
When three liberals get together they form a new party; that is their idea of individualism. They never join a bowling club without introducing as… — Oswald Spengler
Free Speech in the College Community is a very timely book written by a dedicated scholar of the First Amendment. Challenging and readable it should… — Nancy Kassebaum
The Fourth Amendment is clear; we should be secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, and all warrants must have probable cause. Today the… — Ron Paul
Any test that turns on what is offensive to the communitys standards is too loose, too capricious, too destructive of freedom of expression to be… — William O. Douglas
The purpose of the University of Washington cannot be to produce black lawyers for blacks, Polish lawyers for Poles, Jewish lawyers for Jews, Irish lawyers… — William O. Douglas
A Cultist is one who has a strong belief in the Bible and the Second Coming of Christ; who frequently attends Bible studies; who has… — Janet Reno
Unless we repeal the illegal Byrd amendment, American exports will be vulnerable to retaliation, and the U.S. will continue to face a difficult task convincing… — Jim Ramstad

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