“The very purpose of the First Amendment is to foreclose public authority from assuming a guardianship of the public mind.”— Floyd Abrams
“It is a central tenet of the First Amendment that the government must remain neutral in the marketplace of ideas.”— Floyd Abrams
“Forcing free and independent individuals to endorse ideas they find objectionable is always demeaning.”— Samuel Alito
“In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy.”— Hugo Black
“If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.”— William J. Brennan Jr.
“It is the very purpose of the First Amendment to foreclose public authority from assuming a guardianship of the public mind.”— William J. Brennan Jr.
“The notion that the government can't withhold information from the public is a First Amendment principle.”— Floyd Abrams
“Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly.”— Louis D. Brandeis
“If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.”— William J. Brennan Jr.
“The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.”— Anthony Kennedy
“It pains me to say this, but in certain quarters, religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right.”— Samuel Alito
“The very purpose of the First Amendment is to foreclose public authority from assuming a guardianship of the public mind.”— Bob Barr