Amendment Quote by Jeff Bewkes

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

Somewhere along the line we started misinterpreting the First Amendment and this idea of the freedom of speech the amendment grants us. We are…

— Roxane Gay

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

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

The 1st Amendment protects the right to speak, not the right to spend.

— Byron White

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 exists to protect controversial speech, not speech we love that ruffles no feathers.”

— Megyn Kelly

The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.

— Anthony Kennedy

As a U.S. citizen, I cherish the First Amendment.

— Mona Eltahawy

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

The First Amendment doesn't give anybody the right to be heard. People don't have to listen to you.

— Rush Limbaugh

I begin to feel like most Americans don't understand the First Amendment, don't understand the idea of freedom of speech, and don't understand that…

— Roger Ebert