Antonin Scalia (1936–2016) former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
New York Times (July 19, 2012)
2010s
“I would rather have a clean government than one where 'First Amendment rights' are being respected”
On the Don Imus show (28 April 2006)
2000s, 2006
Context: I work in Washington and I know that money corrupts. And I and a lot of other people were trying to stop that corruption. Obviously, from what we've been seeing lately, we didn't complete the job. But I would rather have a clean government than one where 'First Amendment rights' are being respected that has become corrupt. If I had my choice, I'd rather have the clean government.
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Manuel L. Quezon (1878–1944) president of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944
Speech on Civil Liberties http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1939/12/09/speech-of-president-quezon-on-civil-liberties-december-9-1939/, delivered on the occasion of the interuniversity oratorical contest held under the auspices of the Civil Liberties Union at the Ateneo auditorium, Manila, on December 9, 1939 <br class="br">Variant: I would rather have a government run like hell by Filipinos than a government run like heaven by Americans <br class="br">Context: It is true, and I am proud of it, that I once said, “I would rather have a government run like hell by Filipinos than a government run like heaven by Americans.” I want to tell you that I have, in my life, made no other remark which went around the world but that. There had been no paper in the United States, including a village paper, which did not print that statement, and I also had seen it printed in many newspapers in Europe. I would rather have a government run like hell by Filipinos than a government run like heaven by any foreigner. I said that once; I say it again, and I will always say it as long as I live.
L. Neil Smith (1946) American writer
"I'm Tired (With Apologies to Pearl Bailey and Madeleine Kahn) Presented to the second annual Liberty Round Table Conclave near Estes Park, Colorado, 2 July 1998 http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle1998/libe40-19980709-01.html.
“I would rather be right than be President.”
Henry Clay (1777–1852) American politician from Kentucky
Speech, Senate (1850), referring to the Compromise Measures.
Antonin Scalia (1936–2016) former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
And it is addressed, in particular, to speech critical of the government.
New York Times (July 19, 2012)
2010s
Hugo Black (1886–1971) U.S. Supreme Court justice
Concurring in New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971).
Alan M. Dershowitz (1938) American lawyer, author
“The Wrong Response to Holtzman”, New York Times, Dec. 30, 1987
Naomi Wolf (1962) American writer
The First Amendment and the Obligation to Peacefully Disrupt in a Free Society (22 October 2011), Blog Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/naomi-wolf/occupy-wall-street-bloomberg-free-speech-right-to-disruption-_b_1026535.html at huffingtonpost.com
Howard Zinn (1922–2010) author and historian
Describing the people who participated in the Freedom Rides to end segregation in Albany, Georgia. in You Can't Be Neutral on A Moving Train http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/oldzinn.htm (1994) Ch. 4: "My Name is Freedom": Albany, Georgia