"I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law."

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In the national debate about a serious issue, it is the expression of the minority's viewpoint that most demands the protection of the First Amendment. Whatever the better policy may be, a full and frank discussion of the costs and benefits of the attempt to prohibit the use of marijuana is far wiser than suppression of speech because it is unpopular.

— John Paul Stevens