Jeffrey Bewkes Quotes

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.

Under the privilege of the 1st Amendment many, many ridiculous things are said.

The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.

In the U.S., free speech and the press are protected by the First Amendment. It has a clarity unmatched by modern legislators and declares that 'Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or the press.'

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.

If Thomas Jefferson had heard us, he probably would have said, 'We shouldn't have free speech.'

I know that I have the right freely to speak and publish my sentiments, subject only to the laws of the land for the abuse of that right.

It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the First Amendment, that is not good enough. So it is really important that we protect First Amendment rights of people no matter what side of the line they are on.

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

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

If the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech and press is to mean anything, it must allow protests even against the moral code that the standard of the day sets for the community.

It was not by accident or coincidence that the rights to freedom in speech and press were coupled in a single guaranty with the rights of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition for redress of grievances. All these, though not identical, are inseparable. They are cognate rights, and therefore are united in the first Article's assurance.

Journalists and everyone in America has a constitutional right to express themselves or write what they want to write.

The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.

When you start punishing and censoring comedians, that's a real bad sign of us as Americans losing our First Amendment rights. As a comedian, I'm gonna push the boundaries. Some things you're going to love, and some things you're going to hate. But this is America. Great people died for us to have this right.

I am for the First Amendment from the first word to the last. I believe it means what it says.

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

Although I may find the type of programming seen during the 2004 Super Bowl and the 2003 Golden Globe Awards disgusting and disturbing, we must always work hard to defend the cherished freedoms so clearly outlined in our Constitution, including a healthy and free press.

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

I think free speech is probably the coolest thing we have in this country, and again, you can label it hate speech and dismiss it, and then you're allowed to censor it.

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 you can say anything you want - as long as it doesn't have any effect.

No one respects the First Amendment more than I do. People have a right to express their concerns and their hopes and dreams to their government.

There is no reason for the government to limit political speech.