Quotes & Sayings About Flag Desecration
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Top Flag Desecration Quotes
We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents. — William J. Brennan Jr.
Unfortunately a Constitutional amendment that would have empowered Congress to make desecration of the United States flag illegal failed to pass by one vote. — Kenny Marchant
Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered. — William J. Brennan
There is no sense and no sanity in objecting to the desecration of the flag while tolerating and justifying and encouraging as a daily business the desecration of the country for which it stands. — Wendell Berry
Worrying that banning flag desecration would inhibit free speech reveals a misunderstanding of the flag's fundamental nature. — Adrian Cronauer
Flag desecration is not a constitutional issue for the courts. It is a political one that belongs to the people. — Larry Craig
Laws protecting the United States flag do not cut away at the freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment ... Congress made this position clear upon passage of the Flag Protection Act of 1989, which prohibited desecration of the flag. — Larry Craig
We are far more concerned about the desecration of the flag than we are about the desecration of our land. — Wendell Berry