Hearst should certainly know about the right to be wrong. This is the fellow that said he could create a war and he did by propagandizing the story of the USS Maine in the Havana harbor. The war was the Spanish American War. Some believe that he was responsible for the blast that sank the Maine which is probably not far from wrong. After the Maine was raised, it was discovered that the blast was internal rather than external as Hearst excessively promoted which meant that the Spanish had noting to do with the sinking. Hearst was a champion of being wrong whether intentional or not. Credence to anything this man said would be questionable at best.

The author of the quote seems to be a bit ignorant of real history. The folks that believed in "States Rights" lost the Civil War. Case closed. There are no "States Rights." The real clue is that the Constitution gave the responsibility of issuing money to the central government. He who issues the money, rules.