First Amendment Quotes

166 quotes by 121 authors

First Amendment freedoms are most in danger when the government seeks to control thought or to justify its laws for that impermissible end. The right… — Anthony Kennedy
It is called the First Amendment. ...Simple words marching in seried ranks. Compact, concise. To the point. Clear and pure. It's freedom's music. — Jack Valenti
Thus if the First Amendment means anything in this field, it must allow protests even against the moral code that the standard of the day… — William O. Douglas
Any time someone carries a picket sign in front of the White House, that is the First Amendment in action — Julian Bond
The spirit of the First Amendment has been effectively repealed for conservative speech by a censorious, accusatory mob. — Ann Coulter
They're Democrats always accusing us of repressing their speech. I say let's do it. Let's repress them. Frankly, I'm not a big fan of the… — Ann Coulter
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
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
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
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
I've always wondered if people who block each other from expressing their opinions do so because they have so little confidence in their own. To… — Michael Bloomberg
First Amendment speech and press rights may also be subordinated to the overriding need to wage war successfully. — John Yoo
Is any blogger out there saying anythingâ€”do they deserve First Amendment protection? These are the issues of our times. — Lindsey Graham
Phil Robertson and his family are great citizens of the State of Louisiana. The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they… — Bobby Jindal
At the time of the adoption of the constitution, and of the amendment to it, now under consideration [i.e., the First Amendment], the general, if… — Joseph Story
Under the First Amendment there is no such thing as a false idea. However pernicious an opinion may seem, we depend for its correction not… — Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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