Against Quote by Floyd Abrams

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

— Anthony Lewis

The First Amendment is the First Amendment for a reason - our most cherished right. But it often creates muddy and uncomfortable situations, ones…

— Rod Lurie

Compelling a man by law to pay his money to elect candidates or advocate law or doctrines he is against differs only in degree,…

— Hugo Black

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.

— Rush Limbaugh

The First Amendment is crucial. Of course it is. So are all the others. And the Second Amendment is the one that guarantees that…

— Charlton Heston

The First Amendment, I think, is the jewel of our Constitution.

— Samuel Alito

[I]f we assume a liberty interest but nevertheless say that, even assuming a liberty interest, a state can prohibit it entirely, that would be…

— William Rehnquist

The Second Amendment is just as important as all the other Amendments.

— John Kennedy

The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as they…

— Hugo Black

The First Amendment has the same role in my life as a citizen and a writer as the sun has in our ecosystem.

— Michael Chabon

This is a serious problem that will lead to a serious debate about the first amendment.

— Newt Gingrich

At the heart of the First Amendment is the recognition of the fundamental importance of the free flow of ideas and opinions on matters…

— William Rehnquist