The First Amendment There are ten amendments in the Bill of Rights but the first one is the most important. The first amendment gives Americans the Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Religion, the Right to Petition and the Right to assemble. The exact words from the Bill of Rights are “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” These rights aren’t really ever thought of as a privilege but they are. The first amendment is the most important because it gives people the freedom of the press and speech, and the freedom of religion, right to petition and assemble.
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We’ll start with the freedom of press which is a very important right we have. “The right to remain educated through a free press is just as important today as it was in 1791”(“Amendment 1:Freedom of Religion, press,speech and assembly” The Rutherford Institute). This is basically saying that the first amendment is still important and that others aren’t necessarily. The freedom of the press is still important and is used by everybody at some point in their life. The next big part from the most important amendment is the freedom of speech. The freedom of speech gives us the right to say what we want and express what we want outloud. As per George Washington “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter”(Washington Brainyquotes.com). Mr. Washington is correct in that without freedom of speech the U.S. would be very different and we would be led differently. The first amendment is the most important because it gives us the freedom of speech and the freedom of the
We’ll start with the freedom of press which is a very important right we have. “The right to remain educated through a free press is just as important today as it was in 1791”(“Amendment 1:Freedom of Religion, press,speech and assembly” The Rutherford Institute). This is basically saying that the first amendment is still important and that others aren’t necessarily. The freedom of the press is still important and is used by everybody at some point in their life. The next big part from the most important amendment is the freedom of speech. The freedom of speech gives us the right to say what we want and express what we want outloud. As per George Washington “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter”(Washington Brainyquotes.com). Mr. Washington is correct in that without freedom of speech the U.S. would be very different and we would be led differently. The first amendment is the most important because it gives us the freedom of speech and the freedom of the