Action Quote by Ed Koch

The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.

— Roy Barnes

No one respects the First Amendment more than I do. People have a right to express their concerns and their hopes and dreams to…

— Anthony Foxx

In the U.S., free speech and the press are protected by the First Amendment. It has a clarity unmatched by modern legislators and declares…

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

The First Amendment's protections have always put a great deal of responsibility in our hands: not only to respect the power of our own…

— Jon Lovett

The First Amendment is not without limits.

— Jerry Falwell

While I unconditionally support the First Amendment, inciting violence against others due to their political affiliation is not constitutionally protected speech.

— Matt Gaetz

The first amendment ensures not that speech will be fair, but that it will be free. It cannot be both.

— David Mamet

The First Amendment is very important, but it's not everything.

— Anthony Lewis

“I’m pretty sure most of them sincerely believe that the First Amendment actually means they can say anything they want without consequences. Like no,…

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

As to the media, they are protected by the First Amendment, as they should be.

— L. Neil Smith

It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the First Amendment,…

— Floyd Abrams

I don't think the First Amendment trumps everything.

— Tom Keith