Bradley A. Smith

“The purpose of the First Amendment is to protect unpopular speech.”

“The idea that money is not speech is a fallacy.”

“The First Amendment is not a loophole.”

“Campaign finance 'reform' is the repudiation of the American experiment.”

“A system of limitless government, then, is a system of limitless corruption.”

“More speech, not less, is the proper cure for what ails our democracy.”

“To regulate political speech is to empower incumbents.”

“Disclosure is not a panacea for the ills of campaign finance.”

“The real corruption is when government is making decisions to benefit particular interests in exchange for political support.”

“We are trying to protect the right of every American to speak out about politics.”

“The problem is not that there is too much money in politics, but that the government is too big.”

“The core of the First Amendment is the right to criticize the government.”

“Political speech is the most important speech. It's the speech by which we govern ourselves.”