Amendments Quote by Fred M. Vinson

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

“First Amendment freedoms are most in danger when the government seeks to control thought or to justify its laws for that impermissible end. The…

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

— Rod Lurie

The first amendment is freedom of speech of what you believe in, if you speak something its your right to say what you feel…

— Jenny The Jawbreaker

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

— David Mamet

“It is actually a policy issue relevant to the First Amendment, which guarantees the right to free speech. The First Amendment was founded on…

— Lisa Feldman Barrett

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

The first amendment gives us the liberty of expression, of religion, and assembly. Sometimes we don't like what people have to say, but that's…

— Ruben Diaz Sr

The First Amendment serves not only the needs of the polity but also those of the human spirit- a spirit that demands self-expression .

— Thurgood Marshall

The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government - one that leaves the way wide open…

— Hugo Black

First Amendment freedoms are most in danger when the government seeks to control thought or to justify its laws for that impermissible end. The…

— Anthony Kennedy