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First Amendment Quotes

Free speech, its limits, and why both matter.

This First Amendment quotes page weighs both sides of free expression, including a pointed rejection of the idea that the amendment has no limitations at all. For related rights-focused sayings, Amendment Rights quotes covers similar ground.

The notion that the First Amendment has no limitations whatsoever is balderdash.

Quotes by Trey Gowdy

They ought to put an amendment to the First Amendment that says there shall also be freedom of hearing.

Quotes by Tom Smothers

I do believe that supporting our First Amendment rights and supporting local law enforcement are not mutually exclusive.

Quotes by Steve Clevenger

I expect each and every USDA employee to uphold their fellow Americans' First Amendment freedoms.

Quotes by Sonny Perdue

Amendment Quotes

The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.

Quotes by Roy Barnes

The First Amendment protects the Internet.

Quotes by Raymond Kethledge

The First Amendment was designed to allow for disruption of business as usual. It is not a quiet and subdued amendment or right.

Quotes by Naomi Wolf

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

Quotes by Mona Eltahawy

I have tried to help build a framework that recaptures the First Amendment as a principle to empower all Americans, politically and personally, through access to plentiful, diverse communications spaces.

Quotes by Marvin Ammori

Amendment Rights Quotes

I want to regain my First Amendment rights.

Quotes by Laura Schlessinger

If you're not going to offend somebody you don't need the First Amendment.

Quotes by Larry Flynt

As to the media, they are protected by the First Amendment, as they should be.

Quotes by L. Neil Smith

Protesters can't violate First Amendment rights. Only the government can do that.

Quotes by Kirsten Powers

The First Amendment means everything to me.

Quotes by Julian Bond

Attack Quotes

In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.

Quotes by John Perry Barlow

The First Amendment is not without limits.

Quotes by Jerry Falwell

We have the First Amendment to rely on whenever an elected official tries to impinge on our rights to speak.

Quotes by Jeff Bewkes

Even the president is not beyond the reach of the First Amendment.

Quotes by Hasan Minhaj

The courts are using the First Amendment to attack religion, when they should be using it to protect religion.

Quotes by Ernest Istook

Believe Quotes

In 'Citizens United v. FEC', the Supreme Court ruled that sections of the federal campaign finance law known as McCain-Feingold imposed unconstitutional restrictions on the First Amendment rights of corporations.

Quotes by Eric Schneiderman

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Frequently Asked Questions

What angle do these First Amendment quotes take?
They examine free speech from multiple sides, including its real limits, its purpose in allowing disruption, and personal statements of why citizens cherish the right.
Why do people search for First Amendment quotes?
People look for First Amendment quotes when discussing free speech debates, civic education, or personal statements about valuing constitutional rights.
Is there a quote here about limits on free speech?
Yes, one quote flatly calls balderdash the idea that the First Amendment carries zero limitations at all, pushing back on an absolutist reading of the right.
Does any quote describe the First Amendment's real purpose?
Yes. One line argues the amendment exists precisely to permit shaking up business as usual, rather than to stay quiet and subdued, framing it as inherently active.
Is there a quote expressing personal appreciation for the First Amendment?
Yes, one U.S. citizen states simply that they cherish the First Amendment, offering a personal, patriotic counterpoint to the page's more analytical quotes.

Other lines argue the amendment was designed to allow disruption of business as usual, not to guarantee quiet, subdued dissent. Readers who value civic principle will also find Believe quotes a natural next page to explore.