The Thirteenth Amendment may refer to the:
- Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery
- Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, which stripped the president of many of his reserve powers
- Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which specified that the prohibition on abortion would not limit freedom of travel
- Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa
Famous quotes containing the words thirteenth and/or amendment:
“The thirteenth fairy,
her fingers as long and thin as straws,
her eyes burnt by cigarettes,
her uterus an empty teacup,
arrived with an evil gift.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“The First Amendment is not a blanket freedom-of-information act. The constitutional newsgathering freedom means the media can go where the public can, but enjoys no superior right of access.”
—George F. Will (b. 1934)