Christine O'Donnell Quotes

When I began we did not really have a lot of First Amendment law. It is really surprising to think of it this way, but a lot of the law - most of the law that relates to the First Amendment freedom of the press in America - is really within living memory.

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

I believe in the First Amendment.

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

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.

The First Amendment means everything to me.

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

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

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

For the first time in the 182 years since the founding if the Republic, the federal courts are asked to hold that the First Amendment does not mean what it says.

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.

We still have a First Amendment that protects your business and free speech.

The First Amendment does not give you the right to commit a crime.

I want to regain my First Amendment rights.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

The First Amendment is very important, but it's not everything.

We don't have the right under the 1st Amendment to act as the national program director.

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