Jerry Falwell Quotes

No man, who is depending purely upon the words of the Constitution, will ever say that we have unabridged freedom of speech and press so long as there is any law which prescribes a penalty for the utterance of anyone's sentiments …

The notion that the First Amendment has no limitations whatsoever is balderdash.

Implicit in the history of the 1st Amendment is the rejection of obscenity as utterly without redeeming social importance.

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.

Do we really want the FCC to conduct investigations and issue warnings to radio talk show hosts nationwide who simply discuss the important issues of our time? The Constitution says 'freedom of speech,' not 'freedom of government-approved fair speech in rationed amounts.'

The Libertarian position on the freedom of speech is a strong support of freedom of speech, and we oppose government intervention in controlling what is or is not moral.

Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying.

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat.

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

If the 1st Amendment means anything, it means that the state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or what films he may watch.

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.

Prior restraints on speech and publication are the most serious and least tolerable infringement on First Amendment Rights.

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.

You watch the Supreme Court in action on these cases, and they are a conflicted court. However, when it comes to speech issues generally, the court has been protective.

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.

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.

Free speech rights means that government officials are barred from creating lists of approved and disapproved political ideas and then using the power of the state to enforce those preferences.

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

Freedom of expression is not absolute. Countries have laws that define the framework for exercising this right and which, for instance, condemn racist language.

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.

Americans may not always live up to the Bill of Rights, but Americans do not ban books.

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.

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