Right to Assemble Quotes

The subject of human rights in China is one which I have discussed on numerous occasions in the United States. In fact, I've talked so much about it, that I practically have blisters on my mouth. Human rights in China have been improving from one day to the next, and I think it's fair to say that the degree of human rights now being enjoyed by the Chinese people is unprecedented in China's history. We acknowledge that we still have shortcomings, and these shortcomings are ones which we are still working hard to address

Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion all have a double aspect—freedom of thought and freedom of action.

The Liberty of Conscience and of the Press cannot be cancelled, abridged, restrained, or modified by any authority of the United States

Free speech, free press, free religion, the right of free assembly, yes, the right of petition—well, they are still radical ideas.

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

I don't want our right to be able to speak and dissent to be taken away.

The last thing the Department of Homeland Security is about is infringing on anybody's constitutionally protected rights.

One of the great rights as an American citizen is freedom of speech, one of the things that makes this country what it is.

'Negative liberty' is a political science term meaning a liberty from government action. It is not a liberty to anything - like the liberty to meaningfully contribute to public debate or to have ample spaces for speech.

The people have every right to meet in a peaceful manner and express and ventilate their grievance and criticize the policy and actions of any civilized Government.

Do the magistrates think of putting down our meeting by acts of violence? I for one think they do, and should we be attacked today, come what will, life, death, or victory, I am determined no house shall cover my head tonight. I am quite ready to stand by the law, and not to give our tyrants the slightest advantage in attacking us in sections; but should they employ force against us. I am repelling attack by attack.

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.

This is America. Anyone is free to protest about anything they want.

The beauty of our country is that when it was founded that they took some time to lay out civil liberties in the first 10 Amendments - the Bill of Rights. I'm a firm believer in those civil liberties and the ability to have your own opinion.

Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.

We want people to have the right to express their concerns and frustration and protest in a peaceful manner.

Protests are part of our democracy.

You must stand for free speech in the streets.

The First Amendment rights, everybody has them.

I was involved in some peaceful protests.

One thing that is great about India is the freedom to speak and the spaces available in our democracy to protest which doesn't exist in many places in the world.

I begin to feel like most Americans don't understand the First Amendment, don't understand the idea of freedom of speech, and don't understand that it's the responsibility of the citizen to speak out.

An O'Toole government will pass a Freedom of Movement Act that will make it a criminal offence to block a railway, airport, port, or major road, or to block the entrance to a business or household in a way that prevents people from lawfully entering or leaving.

The 1st Amendment protects the right to speak, not the right to spend.

Here we have a protest law. This law does not prevent protests but regulates them.