Rights Amendment

Famous quotes containing the words rights and/or amendment:

    “Why hast thou lost the fresh blood in thy cheeks,
    And given my treasures and my rights of thee
    To thick-eyed musing and cursed melancholy?”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “[Asserting] important First Amendment rights ... why should [executions] be the one area that is conducted behind closed doors?... Why shouldn’t executions be public?”
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