Change Quote by Clarence Thomas

Marriage is an institution that existed before governments existed. It's something that reflects nature and reflects God and God's will for us. And both…

— Rick Santorum

The church's teaching on marriage is unequivocal, it is uniquely, the union of a man and a woman and it is wrong that governments,…

— Keith O'Brien

Marriage is a religious and state issue.

— Jim DeMint

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

Marriage is a unified institution. Marriage means a committed, legally sanctioned relationship between a man and a woman. That's what it means. That's what…

— Lance B. Wickman

Marriage is a civic matter. It is really not, together with all its circumstances, the business of the church.

— Martin Luther

Marriage is a very sacred institution and should not be degraded by allowing every other type of relationship to be made equivalent to it.

— Benjamin Carson

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

— Hank Hanegraaff

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

— Honore de Balzac

“Those who say marriage is no different to cohabitation are perhaps less sensitive to issues of continuity. Legally and socially, marriage provided us with…

— Antonella Gambotto-Burke

After lengthy consideration, my views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality legislation. This position doesn't require any religious denomination to alter any of…

— Tim Johnson

I think there is some credibility to the notion that marriage is an institution. It meant something very different hundreds of years ago when…

— Zak Orth