Allowing Quote by Benjamin Carson

Marriage is a fine and sacred thing if you make it so.

— William Lyon Phelps

In our society, marriage is not simply a governmental institution; it is a religious institution as well, today's decision might change the former, but…

— Clarence Thomas

Marriage is an institution necessary to the maintenance of society but contrary to the laws of nature.

— Honore de Balzac

Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society.

— Jack Kingston

A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship.

— Susan Faludi

I don't believe in the institution of marriage anymore. It's redundant; it's an outdated institution. It's like lanterns in a house, you don't use…

— Vikram Bhatt

Marriage is a sacred union which must only be entered with the utmost care.

— Anonymous

Marriage is the basic building block of civilization. We are redefining it at our own peril.

— Hank Hanegraaff

Marriage is a wonderful institution that allows two human beings to go through difficulties together that they would never have had if they hadn't…

— Anonymous

Marriage ... has historically been a battlefield, the site of collisions within and between governments and religions over who should regulate it. But marriage…

— Evan Wolfson

The institution of marriage, if you look at it over many centuries, has come and gone.

— Theodore Zeldin

Marriage is not an institution to be tampered with by mankind, and certainly not to be tampered with by those who are doing so…

— Lance B. Wickman