I am for the First Amendment from the first word to the last. I believe it means what it says.
More Quotes from Hugo La Fayette Black:
My view is, without deviation, without exception, without any ifs, buts, or whereases, that freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have or the views they express or the words they speak or write.Hugo La Fayette Black
The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach.
Hugo La Fayette Black
No higher duty, or more solemn responsibility, rests upon this Court than that of translating into living law and maintaining this constitutional shield deliberately planned and inscribed for the benefit of every human being subject to our Constitution of whatever race, creed or persuasion.
Hugo La Fayette Black
It is my belief that there are 'absolutes' in our Bill of Rights, and that they were put there on purpose by men who knew what words meant and meant their prohibitions to be 'absolutes.'
Hugo La Fayette Black
An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public aflfairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment.
Hugo La Fayette Black
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