Jack Valenti Quotes

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

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.

Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition of nearly every other form of freedom.

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

The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

If you care for the quality of life in our American democracy, then you have to be for censorship.

… our respect for First Amendment freedoms is one of the few values that still rises above partisan politics.

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

Free speech is not just another value. It's the foundation of Western civilization.

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

Freedom of speech is central to most every other right that we hold dear in the United States and serves to strengthen the democracy of our great country. It is unfortunate, then, when actions occur that might be interpreted as contrary to this honored tenet.

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

Think 'free speech,' not 'free beer.'

To speak his thoughts is every freeman's right, in peace and war, in council and in fight.

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

Free speech not only lives, it rocks!