Core Quote by David Vitter

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

Marriage is built around complementarity of the sexes and therefore the institution of marriage is a support for stable families and societies.

— John Sentamu

Culture, what you believe, what you value, how you live matters. Now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic…

— Mitt Romney

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

— Honore de Balzac

Marriage is the internationally recognised system of relationship recognition. It is the global language of love. When we were young, most of us dreamed…

— Peter Tatchell

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

Marriage is also a social statement, preeminently describing and defining a person's relationship and place in society. Marital status, along with what we do…

— Evan Wolfson

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

But ultimately, the purpose of marriage is to transmit civilization to the next generation. There has never been an institution that does it as…

— Ann Coulter

With many countries on the verge of redefining a basic social institution, What Is Marriage? issues an urgent call for full deliberation of what…

— Mary Ann Glendon

Marriage is not a static state between two unchanging people. Marriage is a psychological and spiritual journey that begins in the ecstasy of attraction,…

— Anonymous