5 Quotes & Sayings By Edwin Meese

Edwin Meese III is the former Attorney General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan. He served as a member of President Reagan's Cabinet from January 1981 to January 1987. He was the longest-serving Attorney General in U.S. history (he spent two full terms, longer than any other) and was also the longest-serving head of any federal agency, serving in that capacity since 1973.

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Religious-liberty protections are one way of achieving civil peace even amid disagreement. The United States is a pluralistic society. To protect that pluralism and the rights of all Americans, of whatever faith they may practice, religious-liberty laws are good policy. Liberals committed to tolerance should embrace them. Edwin Meese
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To restore the American experiment in democratic self-government, religious believers need to redouble their civic efforts. For without our active participation in politics, the government will continue to trample on our rights. The Constitution does not prevent people of faith from being active in politics. Edwin Meese
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The United States is in a time of transition. Courts have redefined marriage, and beliefs about human sexuality are changing. Will the right to dissent be protected? Will the right of Americans to speak and act in accord with what the United States had always believed about marriage - that it's a union of husband and wife - be tolerated? Edwin Meese
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A written constitution guides and directs the application of law in a way utterly unlike oral guidance. It reminds us that the certainty and consistency of legal application is essential. Edwin Meese