The First Amendment serves not only the needs of the polity but also those of the human spirit - a spirit that demands self-expression .

Our Constitution is the envy of the world, as it should be for it is the grand design of the finest nation on earth.

The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in time of crisis.

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.

In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.

History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.

Truth is more than a mental exercise.