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.
Charles B. Rangel
Related Most of all, we remain focused on our Rock that never moves. CRAIG GROESCHEL We must never forget that many around the globe are denied the basic rights we enjoy as Americans. I... JAMES INHOFE This is a sensitive issue. We cannot give up our rights. No Iranian will be ready to give up our rig... AKBAR RAFSANJANI This is a sensitive issue. We cannot give up our rights. No Iranian will be ready to give up our rig... AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANI We are concerned and remain concerned that the (Uzbek) government is trying to silence human rights ... SEAN MCCORMACK As straight Americans we have two choices: we can choose to sit back and enjoy our rights as we have... JACK ANTONOFF The government being the peoples business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at a... WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN The government being the people's business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at ... WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN As a household we are very sensitive and as an individual I am very sensitive to this sort of thing,... MIKE HOLMGREN I think a lot of Americans sometimes confuse freedom of speech with the idea that we have a right to... DANIEL DREZNER I believe that freedom of speech and freedom of religion go hand-in-hand in America. KIRK CAMERON It is... axiomatic that we should all think of ourselves as being more sensitive than other people b... W. H. AUDEN I think it really tugs at the heartstrings of most parents. All we want is to participate fully with... JENNIFER CHRISLER This is very much a freedom of speech and freedom of information issue. LARRY PRATT That's SHIT! How do you remove it? You just put it inside the trash, easy as that. DEYTH BANGER Convinced that we're living the whole time that we're dying. We decide to go out walking the wh... TEGAN QUIN We as a university do not accept this. This is an issue that affects all of us. MAYA JACKSON Praise the Lord. I'm glad to see at least one South Carolina chain that still believes in American f... MAURICE BESSINGER Life is weird and wonderful like that, is it not. SONYA.E.WILLIAMS We should never forget that all of our ancestors were once strangers here. MICHAEL CRESPI We hear about constitutional rights, free speech and the free press. Every time I hear those words I... FRANK HAGUE We hear about constitutional rights, free speech and the free press. Every time I hear those words I... FRANK HAGUE The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democ... JOICHI ITO I extend that to the abortion issue, I extend that to the so-called gay rights issue, I think this i... WILLIAM WELD All I ever did to that apartment was hang fifty yards of yellow theatrical silk across the bedroom w... JOAN DIDION We can never make proper goodbyes. It was your last ride in a Checker cab and you had no warning. It... COLSON WHITEHEAD I know that it is a very sensitive issue. ABDULLAH ABDULLAH It's a highly sensitive little device, an accelerometer that can detect when a car's movement has su... DAVID KIRKPATRICK The Bible consistently and directly indicates that when we give generously, we're serving, honoring,... CRAIG GROESCHEL Yes, I think it's a freedom of expression issue. My feeling is the best way to counter bad speech is... JELLO BIAFRA I think what I learned in research is that as Americans, we're very distrustful of anger. We'... KOREN ZAILCKAS Although we as Muslims hold freedom of speech as one of the unalienable rights of human beings, we b... EHSAN AHMED Liberals have this pathetic little habit of dealing with people as members of groups, rather than as... NEAL BOORTZ The issue is what is the balance between security and our Constitutional rights to assemble? We thin... LESLIE CAGAN has an extensive bill of rights, individual protections for all individuals. It has freedom of speec... SEAN HANNITY I think we recognize as Americans there are certain things that are just primary to the freedoms and... ANN ROMNEY While we may be of different faiths, we have a strong sense of faith, family, community. We hold the... BOB MENENDEZ It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: fr... MARK TWAIN It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: ... MARK TWAIN My freedom of speech rights are very clear. LARRY FORGY It should be clear by now that my focus here is not freedom of speech or the press. This freedom is ... MARK LLOYD I know that we will be judged in history by not only how we disrupt terrorism but how we protect the... ROBERT MUELLER That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the... JA RULE The same liberties that ensure a free society make the innocent vulnerable to those who prevent righ... HARRIET E. MIERS Our lives!!! We have just all of a sudden discovered that here we are with something called life see... SUNDAY ADELAJA It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: fr... MARK TWAIN We have a chance to bring freedom to all of Asia, including China, and we should pursue it with a ve... JACK KEMP We, as artists, we have the right to express ourselves. That is our first amendment, freedom of spee... JA RULE I think all Americans believe in human rights. And health is an often overlooked aspect of basic hum... JIMMY CARTER It is precisely because the issue raised by this case touches the heart of what makes individuals wh... HARRY A. BLACKMUN Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we f... ROLAND BARTHES I realized that day that blessings come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. CRAIG GROESCHEL The whole freedom-of-speech thing is great. But I don't think that our Founding Fathers predicte... PARIS-MICHAEL KATHERINE JACKSON Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech. ROBERT G. MENZIES Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech. ROBERT MENZIES I don't support gay marriage, but I also don't support a constitutional amendment banning it... BOB CASEY, JR. We must always embrace individual liberty and enforce the constitutional rights of all Americans-ric... RAND PAUL Freedom of speech is, to all Americans, as oxygen is to the human condition. It is a right that has ... JOHN C. MCGINLEY It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedo... MARK TWAIN The question is, what are the rights of free speech? Our belief is, no matter what, we should releas... JOSE LEAL When we were told that by freedom we understood free enterprise, we did very little to dispel this m... HANNAH ARENDT When we were told that by freedom we understood free enterprise, we did very little to dispel this m... HANNAH ARENDT Stairs to climb are difficult it takes time and effort and going down is easies job... what do I mea... DEYTH BANGER You hear about constitutional rights, free speech and the free press. Every time I hear these words ... FRANK HAGUE I think one of the things that has been very clearly established that should give a lot of comfort t... ELLEN SAUERBREY Some say freedom is a gift placed in our hands by our forefathers. Some say freedom is a... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of... STOCKWELL DAY Religious institutions should have religious freedom on this issue. No church or minister should eve... KAY HAGAN Environmental issue in the two countries is sensitive enough. Therefore, we should not ignore the is... MARI PANGESTU It is by the goodness of God that we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech... MARK TWAIN The First Amendment does not guarantee the press a constitutional right of special access to informa... PETE WILSON The American courts ruled that money is speech and speech can't be limited in politics because of fr... LISA YOUNG We should look for a court with a lowered profile, a court that tries to resolve cases but one that ... DOUGLAS W. KMIEC We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, no... BARBARA BOXER As the Afghan constitution affords freedom of religion to all Afghan citizens, we hope very much tha... NICHOLAS BURNS We often think that when we have completed our study of one we know all about two, because 'two' is ... SIR ARTHUR EDDINGTON We often think that when we have completed our study of one we know all about two, because "two" is ... SIR ARTHUR EDDINGTON Our rights are not given to us by society, ... My view is that our rights come from God. We start ou... ALAN CROPSEY During times of emergencies, civil crisis, or natural disasters it is important for persons to remai... COLLEEN HANABUSA We told them that Geneva is the city of human rights and that they should free our relatives as a hu... CAMILO GOMEZ You hear about constitutional rights, free speech and the free press. Every time I hear these words ... FRANK HAGUE Today's 'religious freedom' policies should not be seen as a problem limited to LGBT people but as a... DASHANNE STOKES Between the natural way and the path of grace there is a deep abyss. It is in that gap that we live ... HAIM SHAPIRA We recklessly attempt to disguise our ‘greed’ by dressing it in the garb of other nobler ideals ... CRAIG D. LOUNSBROUGH We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans h... YVETTE CLARKE The idea that immigration law is being used as a tool of censorship is unacceptable. By regulating s... CAROLINE FREDRICKSON We should not forget, no matter how we quantify it: 'Freedom is not free.' It is a painful l... PAUL GILLMOR I believe that there is a Matrix and... to be more accurate I am in the Pornography Matrix. DEYTH BANGER Many Americans feel that they are losing their Freedom of Speech but what they are really seeking is... E.R. ROCK Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence. ALAN DERSHOWITZ The consequences of leaking sensitive information is that Americans and coalition forces die, and we... BRANDON WEBB We understand that this is a business issue, a commercial issue and a very personal issue. We hope t... JEANNE SCHIEFFER You think of all the sacrifices that people made before you so you can enjoy the freedom you have, p... KAREEM MCKENZIE The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that marriage is one of the most fundamental rig... TED OLSON I think it is vital that we know the national anthem because we, as Americans, should take pride in ... JAN MORRIS It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know. HENRY DAVID THOREAU We will never forget the tragedy of that day, because we're Americans and we'll always have a free w... BILL NEMES Veterans are a symbol of what makes our nation great, and we must never forget all they have done to... RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN If we think that this life is all there is to life, then there is no interpretation of our problems,... MAX LUCADO The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is... JOHN F. KENNEDY
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KING I used to play - when I first started trying to be professional, I disk jockey from 1949 to 1955 in ... B. B. KING I was a singing disc jockey who heard every type of music there was - and loved it all. B. B. KING 'She's Dynamite' was a 100 years ago, and I recorded that song because the company thoug... B. B. KING If T-Bone Walker had been a woman, I would have asked him to marry me. I'd never heard anything ... B. B. KING I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie [Ray Vaughan] missed on bo... B. B. KING When I do eventually drop, I pray to God that it'll happen in one of three ways. Firstly, on sta... B. B. KING I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and I would play. And, g... B. B. KING I would sit on the street corners in my hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and I would play. And, g... B. B. KING I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music... B. B. KING My wife Martha used to call me Ol' Lemon Face because of my facial contortions when I play Lucil... B. B. KING I tell my children now that they are older, 'If something happens to me... don't make no big... B. B. KING I developed in my head that I'm never any better than my last concert or the last time I played,... B. B. KING The minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille. B. B. KING The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still com... B. B. KING I got a chance to ride today on a very nice bus and from my window I can see how beautiful this coun... B. B. KING My dad died, I think, at 87. So I'll be lucky if I make 87. But in a lot of cases, the younger p... B. B. KING Touring a segregated America - forever being stopped and harassed by white cops hurt you most 'c... B. B. KING Whenever I'm in Kansas City, I think back to all the jazz-blues greats who played the blues here... B. B. KING I think of guitar players in terms of doctors: you have the doctor for your heart, the cardiologist,... B. B. KING As for my band, well, my mentors were Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Jimmie Lunceford, and no one ha... B. B. KING I don't have a favorite song that I've written. But I do have a favorite song: 'Always o... B. B. KING We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so. B. B. KING I think the clock is ticking, yes. In fact, I know it is. Frank Sinatra sang about the September of ... B. B. KING When I was in the country and I was trying to play, nobody seemed to pay too much attention to me. P... B. B. KING Growing up on the plantation there in Mississippi, I would work Monday through Saturday noon. I'... B. B. KING When we went into World War II, I was a tractor driver then. I drove tractors on the plantation. So ... B. B. KING In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caug... B. B. KING It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asl... B. B. KING I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an' my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two... B. B. KING I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow. B. B. KING My last divorce was in '68. What made it come to a head was a promise. See, I had promised her t... B. B. KING Everything I record, I just try to sound like me and come up with songs that suit what I do and then... B. B. KING I've seen myself on those lists of the 100 best guitarists, and if they think that I'm that ... B. B. KING I was a regular hand when I was 7. I picked cotton. I drove tractors. Children grew up not thinking ... B. B. KING You've heard me call myself a bluesman and a blues singer. I call myself a blues singer, but you... B. B. KING I've been a loner all the time throughout my life... I haven't been the best father... Many ... B. B. KING Once in a while, the thumb that fits over the neck of the guitar kinda bothers me a little bit, but ... B. B. KING I don't feel that no big stone should be put over my head, saying he did this, he did that. Unle... B. B. KING