Motion pictures are of course a different medium of expression than the public speech, the radio, the stage, the novel, or the magazine. But the First Amendment draws no distinction between the various methods of communicating ideas. Justice William O. Douglas
William O. Douglas, Supreme Court Justice, 1953
Category Archives: Quotations Freedom
There is nothing more terrifying than ignorance in action. Goethe …
There is nothing more terrifying than ignorance in action.
Goethe
A Frenchman’s home is where another man’s wife is. There …
A Frenchman’s home is where another man’s wife is. There is nothing lower than the human race except the French. Mark Twain
1878-1879 Journal entry
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly …
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew
(Matthew 6:14-15)
Government should be weak, amateurish, and ridiculous. At present, it fufills only …
Government should be weak, amateurish, and ridiculous. At present, it fufills only a third of the role. Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey (1927-1989)
FINDING # 5 – The Commission determined that stolen weapons are more likely to …
FINDING # 5 – The Commission determined that stolen weapons are more likely to be used in crime than legitimately purchased weapons and thus the use of stolen weapons poses a significantly greater threat to safety of the citizens of Florida.
Florida Assault Weapons Commission Report, May 18, 1990
I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for public charity [to …
I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for public charity [to approve such] would be subversive to the whole theory upon which the Union of these States is founded. Franklin Pierce
While President in 1854, during a heated debate over a bill intended to provide public money for the mentally ill.
Every man is the owner of his mind and the products of …
Every man is the owner of his mind and the products of his efforts. It is a simple concept if not one does not wish to be a slave — but many of the politicians today don’t want you to look at the essence of what their policies mean. Christian H F Riley
Remember that it is far better to follow well than to lead …
Remember that it is far better to follow well than to lead indifferently. John G. Vance
I don’t knowà why people are surprised that France won’t …
I don’t knowà why people are surprised that France won’t help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn’t help us get the Germans out of France! Jay Leno