John Hickenlooper Quotes

People have the right to say what they want to.

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.

In America we don’t apologize for opinions, that’s why we have a 1st Amendment. If we can’t discuss even controversial opinions in the pages of our newspapers, where are we going to do it?

The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.

Honestly, this country was built on freedom of speech and freedom of expression, and when you can no longer do that, then it is no longer based on that, you know.

The Constitution does not allow the unnecessary trammeling of free expression, even for the noblest of purposes.

In the national debate about a serious issue, it is the expression of the minority's viewpoint that most demands the protection of the First Amendment.

We're losing our freedom of speech. We are losing freedom of religion. We are losing freedom of the press.

I can't emphasize how important free speech is to a liberal and free democracy.

Freedom of expression is very important.

Free speech is one of the founding principles of our republic.

I want to stand up for free speech.

The freedom of speech and the freedom of press, it's just precious man, it really is.

Free speech exercised both individually and through a free press, is a necessity in any country where people are themselves free.

Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have.

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It embraces freedom of the press.

I'm not interested in censorship. I like the First Amendment very much.

I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do as you just said that you really have to defend the First Amendment rights of everybody.

In America it's live by the sword of freedom of expression and be will to die by it as well.

And a democracy can't exist without free speech and the right to assemble. And that's what Americans tend to forget. And they're born into a culture where they take all of their freedoms for granted.

The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't have that.

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

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech.

I believe that freedom of speech and freedom of religion go hand-in-hand in America.