Allowing Quote by Colin Powell

I believe people ought to be treated fairly under the law. I see no reason why if the marriage contract conveys certain things that…

— Rand Paul

The only thing keeping two people together should be love. Not legalities.

— Lisa Kleypas

If two people cannot live together, both should have the right to opt out of the marriage. In an ideal world, that would be…

— Kapil Sibal

“Why should love require a contract? Why put yourself into the clutches of the state and give it power over you? Why invite lawyers…

— Robert Silverberg

I think that two people who decide to live together in a marriage situation, they have an obligation to make the marriage work for…

— Helen Reddy

I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in…

— Rob Portman

There are just so many more laws and rules that apply with marriage that do not come with domestic partnership and also to me…

— Wanda Sykes

The fact is, marriage is just a legal piece of paper. I don't see why the government needs to get involved in what two…

— Akshaye Khanna

Well, I think we ought to definitely look at it and debate it. I think there are a lot of people who have trouble…

— Laura Bush

Well, I think that we ought to definitely look at it and debate it. I think there are a lot of people who have…

— Laura Bush

I don't think the government should be involved in any way in people's bedrooms or lives. With so much hatred and unpleasantness in the…

— Ben Affleck

We need uniform protection of traditional marriage. You can't have different definitions on something as fundamental as marriage. The Marriage Protection Amendment is the…

— Ernest Istook