Eras Quote by Dennis Chavez

For far too long the American public and business sector have kept their silence as civil liberties have been whittled away by statutory and…

— Bob Barr

Freedom of thought and freedom of speech in our great institutions are absolutely necessary for the preservation of our country. The moment either is…

— John Peter Altgeld

I say further that for this great legislative body to ignore the Constitution and the fundamental concepts of our governmental system is to act…

— Barry Goldwater

As an immigrant, I appreciate, far more than the average American, the liberties we have in this country. Silence is a big enemy of…

— Gloria Estefan

I refuse to be silent any longer. I refuse to be party to an illegal and immoral war against people who did nothing to…

— Ehren Watada

Laws to suppress tend to strengthen what they would prohibit.

— Frank Herbert

I do not believe that it can be too often repeated that the freedoms of speech, press, petition and assembly guaranteed by the First…

— Hugo Black

“We see then, in the first years of the Constitution, that some of its provisions—even those paraded most flamboyantly (like the First Amendment)—might be…

— Howard Zinn

If this spirit shall ever be so far debased, as to tolerate a law not obligatory on the legislature, as well as on the…

— James Madison

The laws will not be silent in time of war but they'll speak with a somewhat different voice.

— William Rehnquist

I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake…

— Barry Goldwater

Silence is hereby outlawed. Silence breeds independent thought, which in turn breeds dissent.

— Frank Beddor