Alternatives Quote by Langdon Brown Gilkey

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

— Anthony Lewis

The first amendment makes it clear that we are free to practice religion without government interference. The Constitution also establishes the separation of church…

— Roxane Gay

The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.

— Arlen Specter

The lessons of the First Amendment are as urgent in the modern world as the 18th Century when it was written. One timeless lesson…

— Anthony Kennedy

The First Amendment exists to protect our religious liberty--to ensure that all Americans are able to seek out worship God with all our hearts,…

— Ted Cruz

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

No one understands that the First Amendment is only important if you are going to offend somebody. If you're not going to offend somebody,…

— Larry Flynt

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

Today, the religion clauses of the First Amendment do not need to be fixed; they need to be followed.

— Walter F. Mondale

The net effect of the distortion of the First Amendment is to require that wherever the state is, religion must be excluded.

— Pat Swindall

Our First Amendment should preserve the right of Hindus and Muslims to practice their faith.

— Scott Pruitt

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