The First Amendment isn’t long, but it certainly packs a lot of angst into those few words:
“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.”
Most Americans embrace these concepts that are important foundations for democracy in the United States --- although there are times when these freedoms make us uncomfortable.