What's the most important Bill of Rights amendment?

[politicallefty]

Without hesitation, the 1st Amendment is the most important. I do not believe you can have a truly free society without such protections. Unfortunately, the courts have carved out far too many exceptions. I believe the text of the amendment provides for an absolute right of free speech. Justice Black mostly got it right with this protection, though I do disagree with his findings of conduct being unprotected (such as in Tinker v. Des Moines). I take the the line of "Congress shall make no law..." quite literally (and its application against the states through the 14th Amendment).

A better question might be a top 2 or 3. In that case, I'd say the 4th Amendment is the second most important. Its importance really cannot be understated. After that, it's probably be the 5th Amendment.