Political Quotes

On the recordApril 8, 2013
I think there is none more central to the core purposes of the First Amendment than political speech, than the ability of every American to speak up and express his or her views on the direction of this country.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz highlights the centrality of political speech to the First Amendment.

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