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I simply cannot stand by and watch a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States come under attack from those who either can't understand it, don't like the sound of it, or find themselves too philosophically squeamish to see why it remains the first among equals: Because it is the right we turn to when all else fails. That's why the Second Amendment is America's first freedom.

— Charlton Heston

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Political correctness is tyranny with manners.

Speech at the Harvard Law School (1999)

As an actor, I'm thankful I have lived not one life, but many.

Winning the Cultural War (1999)

Telling us what to think has evolved into telling us what to say, so telling us what to do can't be far behind.

Sam is the only person I've ever physically threatened on a set.

I have lived my whole life on the stage and screen before you. I found purpose and meaning in your response.

Winning the Cultural War (1999)

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