FAMOUS QUOTES ABOUT THE FIRST AMENDMENT

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” – The First Amendment of the United States Constitution

“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.” – Justice Robert H. Jackson

“Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom, and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.” – Benjamin Franklin

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” – Evelyn Beatrice Hall (often attributed to Voltaire)

“The First Amendment guarantees a free press. We in the media must make sure it’s a fair one.” – Helen Thomas

“To curtail free expression strikes twice at intellectual freedom, for whoever deprives another of the right to state unpopular views necessarily also deprives others of the right to listen to those views.” – C. Vann Woodward

“I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Unless you’re using your freedom of speech to spread hate and bigotry.” – Salman Rushdie

“If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” – George Washington

“The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.” – Justice Anthony Kennedy

“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Without free speech no search for truth is possible… no discovery of truth is useful… Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.” – Charles Bradlaugh INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES COLLABORATION

“Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Freedom of speech is useless without freedom of thought.” – Ai Weiwei

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” – George Orwell

“Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.” – Warren E. Burger

“The First Amendment is the source of all other liberties that Americans hold dear.” – Anthony D. Romero

“Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom… of the press.” – Thomas Jefferson

“We must always ensure that our nation’s founding commitment of freedom of speech and expression remains protected and intact for future generations.” – Ed Markey

“A free press can be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.” – Albert Camus

“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.” – Salman Rushdie