2 amendment Quote by John Adams

The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or to prevent…

— Samuel Adams

And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience;…

— Samuel Adams

The Constitution shall never be construed . . . to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.

— Samuel Adams

The people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, or to publish their sentiments; and the freedom of the press,…

— James Madison

“ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or…

— United States Congress

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of…

— Henry George

“But in writing your constitution let me invite attention the wonderful virtues of the negative! Accentuate the negative! Let your document be studded with…

— Robert A. Heinlein

“It struck me that there is a reason James Madison put freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the very first amendment.…

— Jonathan Karl

“Freedom is not a constitution, or the day it is declared, it's a long process and all of us, each one of us removing…

— Ari Sitas

“the Constitution was designed not to give us rights but to prevent government from taking our rights.”

— Thom Hartmann

“Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,…

— The Founding Fathers

I say further that for this great legislative body to ignore the Constitution and the fundamental concepts of our governmental system is to act…

— Barry Goldwater