Edwin Meese III > Quotes

“In The Federalist No. 23, Hamilton argued, “These powers [of the federal government to provide for the common defense] ought to exist without limitation: because it is impossible to foresee or define the extent or variety of national exigencies, or the correspondent extent & variety of the means which may be necessary to satisfy them.”
― Edwin Meese III, The Heritage Guide to the Constitution

“2. As with most of the Bill of Rights, the free speech/press guarantee applies equally to federal and state governments, which includes local governments as well as all branches of each government.”
― Edwin Meese III, The Heritage Guide to the Constitution