Libraries and the First Amendment : The First Amendment: Words to Live By

Words to Live By

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“The books the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.”
- Oscar Wilde, author

“Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.”
- President John F. Kennedy

The First Amendement to the U.S. Constitution

“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 Brennan, U.S. Supreme Court Justice

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