David Mamet Quotes

We had a responsibility to represent all people whose 1st Amendment rights were at risk

We do not debar Congress from all action upon the freedom of speech. Legislation that abridges that freedom is forbidden, but not legislation to enlarge and enrich it

Freedom of speech is the great bulwark of liberty; they prosper and die together.

Prior restraints on speech and publication are the most serious and least tolerable infringement on First Amendment Rights.

The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.

Individuals have a right to freedom of speech.

The First Amendment, I think, is the jewel of our Constitution.

It is called the First Amendment. ...Simple words marching in seried ranks. Compact, concise. To the point. Clear and pure. It's freedom's music.

(W)e do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment.

Freedom of speech is a great thing and we have said nothing that is not allowed.

I would bet there is no place in the United States where the First Amendment would survive intact.

Free speech not only lives, it rocks!

We don't have the freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have the first amendment so we can say some very controversial things.

Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have.

I think that, as Americans, we should never forget that when we tamper with freedom of speech, it is a very sensitive issue that affects all of our constitutional rights and privileges.

We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech.

I'm as keen as the next person to preserve the right to free speech.

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify suppression of free speech and assembly.

Political speech is indispensable to decision-making in a democracy, and this is no less true because the speech comes from a corporation. By taking the right to speak from some and giving it to others, the Government deprives the disadvantaged person or class of the right to use speech to strive to establish worth, standing, and respect for the speaker’s voice. The Government may not by these means deprive the public of the right and privilege to determine for itself what speech and speakers are worthy of consideration. The First Amendment protects speech and speaker, and the ideas that flow from each.

You cannot prevent me from talking. I am exercising my right to free speech.

Few things are as sacred and as fundamental to Oklahomans as the constitutional rights of free speech and the free exercise of religion.

Protecting free speech is not only a matter of principle, it is also pragmatic.

I'm a believer in the Constitution and in the First Amendment. Not just for raising money but also for freedom of speech.

I think that freedom of speech is just that, and groups have the right to support or oppose issues that are going to affect them as well as individuals do.

I believe in the First Amendment.