Bill of rights Quote by William Hague

“The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy to place them beyond the…

— Robert H. Jackson

The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy. One's right to life, liberty…

— Robert H. Jackson

It seems that the right of freedom of speech that was enshrined in numerous constitutions is now under attack by religious institutions.

— Salman Rushdie

The Bill of Rights was not written to protect governments from trouble. It was written precisely to give the people the constitutional means to…

— Henry Steele Commager

“The Constitution became even more acceptable to the public at large after the first Congress, responding to criticism, passed a series of amendments known…

— Howard Zinn

Freedom of speech is a human right and the foundation upon which democracy is built. Any restriction of freedom of speech is a restriction…

— Deeyah Khan

Some people only speak of freedom of speech while they're out of power. Once they're in power, they're ruthless in suppressing the rights of…

— Barack Obama

Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that the government…

— Alan Dershowitz

Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of…

— Frederick Douglass

Our Constitution provides the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression and it also enjoins upon citizens the duty to safeguard public property…

— Ram Nath Kovind

The greater the importance to safeguarding the community from incitements to the overthrow of our institutions by force and violence, the more imperative is…

— Charles Evans Hughes

Our nation's founding fathers carefully crafted a Bill of Rights - an articulation of personal liberties woven into the entire fabric of our free…

— Wayne LaPierre