Doe Quote by Jean de la Bruyere

I cannot forbid a person to marry several wives, for it does not contradict Scripture.

— Martin Luther

In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.

— Abigail Van Buren

Actually, there is a sense in which polygynous marriage has not been the historical norm - even where polygyny is permitted, multiple wives are…

— Robert Wright

There are two basic restrictions on marriage in the Bible: Number one, she should marry a man. Number two, he should be a Christian.

— John Piper

Some of the nations of Europe who believe in the one wife system have actually forbidden a plurality of wives by their laws; and…

— Orson Pratt

At a priesthood meeting... the strongest language in regard to Plural Marriage was used that I ever heard, and among other things it was…

— Abraham H. Cannon

“Not only should the conventional "rules" of marriage not apply necessarily to individual wives, but the euphoria of Phase One is old news. We…

— Susan Shapiro Barash

If two men or two women can marry, then there is no way a court could deny three men and two women or any…

— James Dobson

Marriage is a partnership between one man and one woman... Nothing could be clearer in the Bible as to what constitutes a marriage in…

— David Jeremiah

Marriage is one of the few institutions that allow a man to do as his wife pleases.

— Milton Berle

Whenever a society wants to demonize a particular group, it prohibits them from marrying.

— Sheila Kuehl

The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that…

— Jon Meacham