Marvin Ammori Quotes

I'm not against speaking publicly and having passion for something. One of the cardinal beauties of America is that we have the freedom to do so.

I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd see them huddling around and for the first time seeing issues being debated on TV that had never been talked about before. And that is the biggest promoter of democracy you could possibly have.

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

The Internet, as a First Amendment medium, hinges on free expression, and that means free advertising.

I think it's appropriate in America for anyone to speak out and say what their reaction is to the president's State of the Union speech.

I allowed Rick Santorum to express views and ideas that the American people never would have had expressed.

Free speech is meant to protect unpopular speech. Popular speech, by definition, needs no protection.

An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the 1st Amendment.

… it is the great mass of people, particularly women, who do not often hear government questions discussed who would really enjoy and profit from these

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.

The future of the Second Amendment depends on the free exercise of the First Amendment.

The First Amendment doesn't give anybody the right to be heard. People don't have to listen to you.

I grew up being very patriotic. My parents really love this country. A big part of what they love is freedom of speech... I'm fearless because aren't we supposed to be able to speak our mind?

Think about it: If you were publicly branded a racist on an issue of public debate, might you not next time hesitate to speak out, write your elected representatives or go to a meeting? That's a chilling effect - and undermines the First Amendment.

The First Amendment protects the Internet.

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. But I also believe we should be mindful of how other people feel.

I support the ability of people to be able to burn the American flag if they want to. But people have the right in this country to debate it.

Whatever doubt there may be as to the quality or purpose of our free speech we certainly have ample volumes in production.

Is any blogger out there saying anything—do they deserve First Amendment protection? These are the issues of our times.

The First Amendment was specifically designed for citizens to insult politicians. Libel laws were written to protect law students speaking out on political issues from getting called whores by Oxycontin addicts.

The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government - one that leaves the way wide open for people to favor, discuss, advocate, or incite causes and doctrines however obnoxious and antagonistic such views may be to the rest of us.

I love the First Amendment. Nobody loves it better than me. Nobody. I mean, who uses it more than I do?

We have a First Amendment for good reasons. We need a free press because without an educated electorate we cannot have a functioning democracy.