Able Quote by Brad Pitt

We hold that same sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry in all states.

— Anthony Kennedy

It's so simple: Right to marriage is a civil right, which like all civil rights should not depend on what state you happen to…

— Annie Laurie Gaylor

Defining marriage is a power that should be left to the states. Moreover, no state should be forced to recognize a marriage that is…

— John Sununu

People do not have a constitutional right to be married any more than we could say that someone has a constitutional right to a…

— Erwin W. Lutzer

It is a fundamental right for people to be allowed to love who they want to love and marry who they want to marry…

— Ellen DeGeneres

So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man…

— Jack Kingston

The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly held that marriage is one of the most fundamental rights that we have as Americans under our…

— Ted Olson

the right to marry whoever one wishes is an elementary human right ... Even political rights, like the right to vote, and nearly all…

— Hannah Arendt

I believe marriage is a human right, not a state right.

— Martin O'Malley

You know, American citizens, I don't think, ever thought that the right to the pursuit of happiness did not include the right to marry…

— Andrew Sullivan

Traditionally, marriage is one arena where states have all but plenary power; it took until 1967 for the Supreme Court to tell states they…

— Jeff Greenfield

There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman.

— John Thune