Edwin Meese Quotes

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A written constitution guides and directs the application of law in a way utterly unlike oral guidan...

The United States is in a time of transition. Courts have redefined marriage, and beliefs about huma...

Religious-liberty protections are one way of achieving civil peace even amid disagreement. The Unite...

To restore the American experiment in democratic self-government, religious believers need to redoub...

Edwin Meese

Attorney at law

Born: 1931-12-02

Died: N/A

Edwin Meese III (born 2 December 1931) is an American attorney, law professor, author and member of the Republican Party who served in official capacities within the Ronald Reagan's gubernatorial administration (1967–1974), the Reagan presidential transition team (1980–81) and the Reagan administration (1981–1985). Following the 1984 election, he was considered for the position of White House Chief of Staff by President Reagan, but James Baker was chosen instead. Meese eventually rose to hold the position of the 75th United States Attorney General (1985–1988), a position from which he resigned following the Wedtech scandal.More