Amendment Quote by James E. Rogers

Asked random questions about the First Amendment and how they would like to have it applied, if you believe in polls at all, the…

— Frank Zappa

I would bet there is no place in the United States where the First Amendment would survive intact.

— Nat Hentoff

The First Amendment makes confidence in the common sense of our people and in the maturity of their judgement the great postulate of our…

— William O. Douglas

I don't think the First Amendment trumps everything.

— Tom Keith

The people will not understand the importance of the Second Amendment until it is too late.

— Thomas Jefferson

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

— Samuel Alito

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

Indeed, that the Second Amendment poses no barrier to strong gun laws is perhaps the most well-settled proposition in American constitutional law.

— Erwin Griswold

I am a firm supporter of the First Amendment, no matter the views expressed.

— Ted Wheeler

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

— Anthony Lewis

Americans don't know the Constitution. More than half of those surveyed can't name any of the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment. Only a…

— Elizabeth Flock

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

— Newt Gingrich