--- title: "2 Arenda L. Wright Allen Quotes - Famous Military officer" description: "Arenda Lauretta Wright Allen is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b059/author-arenda-l-wright-allen-103058.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Arenda L. Wright Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b059/author-arenda-l-wright-allen-103058.jpg) # Arenda L. Wright Allen (1960) Military Officer **2** quotes in **40** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Arenda L. Wright Allen is a military officer. ## Quick Facts About Arenda L. Wright Allen Born December 9, 1960 Profession Military Officer ## About Arenda L. Wright Allen Arenda Lauretta Wright Allen is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. ## Quotes by Arenda L. Wright Allen > [Of course the welfare of our children is a legitimate state interest. However, limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples fails to further this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arenda-l-wright-allen/of-course-the-welfare-of-our-children-is-a-legitimate-state-interest/) [Arenda L. Wright Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arenda-l-wright-allen/) [Betray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/betray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/478/arenda-l-wright-allen-103058_betray_of-course-the-welfare-of-our-children-is_1538406.jpg) > [Justice has often been forged from fires of indignities and prejudices suffered. Our triumphs that celebrate the freedom of choice are hallowed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arenda-l-wright-allen/justice-has-often-been-forged-from-fires-of-indignities-and/) [Arenda L. Wright Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arenda-l-wright-allen/) [Celebrate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/celebrate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/arenda-l-wright-allen-103058_celebrate_justice-has-often-been-forged-from-fires_2135916.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arenda-l-wright-allen/#itemlist", "name": "Arenda L. Wright Allen Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Of course the welfare of our children is a legitimate state interest. However, limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples fails to further this interest. Instead, needlessly stigmatizing and humiliating children who are being raised by the loving couples targeted by Virginia's Marriage Laws betrays that interest. E. S.-T. 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