Ken Mehlman Quotes

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 only solution to this problem.

The defense of marriage is the defense of freedom. Neither of which is obsolete.

Today, I will vote in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment. I shall do so because like President Bush, I strongly believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman.

Proponents of same-sex marriage regularly label opponents 'radical' and 'extremist.' However, given that no society in thousands of years has allowed same-sex marriage, it is, by definition, the proponents of same-sex marriage whose position is radical and extreme.

I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment.

As it relates to society in general, I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.'

When I say things like 'Marriage should be between one man and one woman,' I'm called a bigot.

We need leaders who will stand unapologetically in defense of marriage.

The State Marriage Defense Act helps safeguard the ability of states to preserve traditional marriage for their citizens.

Our Nation must defend the sanctity of marriage.

I'm a little skeptical about using the Constitution this way, but I also believe marriage is between a man and a woman and that the courts shouldn't legislate this matter.

I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.

I would sign an executive order protecting religious liberty, our first amendment rights, so Christian business owners and individuals don't face discrimination for having a traditional view of marriage.

I oppose any attempt to grant homosexual unions the same legal privileges that civil government affords to traditional marriage and family life.

We will see a breakdown of the family and family values if we decide to approve same-sex marriage, and if we decide to establish homosexuality as an acceptable alternative lifestyle with all the benefits that go with equating it with the heterosexual lifestyle.

I believe in traditional marriage and I believe in the Defense of Marriage Act.

My greatest concern is that Mitt Romney seldom addresses the social issues publicly... I'm referring to the sanctity of human life, the traditional definition of marriage, and religious liberty.

I support traditional marriage. I always have.

We're no longer saying that people who are pro traditional marriage are bigots, and we're also not saying that people who are, like me, a Republican that is for gay marriage, is less of a Republican.

We need a Congress that understands the sanctity of life, the sanctity of traditional values, the sanctity of traditional marriage.

I support anyone who supports what's in the Republican platform, which includes support for traditional marriage.

When you hear all these things about homosexual marriage, this has nothing to do with homosexual rights. The whole objective is the destruction of the traditional family. It has nothing to do with homosexuals.

I feel like marriage is a sacred institution that should only be between a man and a woman. If a gay couple wants to be married, why can't they just be satisfied with a civil union? Why do they have to get "married"?

It is not wrong or bigoted to believe American society is stronger and that the family unit is better served when marriage is between a man and a woman. It is also not wrong for homosexual Americans to want to get as much parity as they can.

We are very puritan in America. We still hold true to these really antiquated values, this idea of the sanctity of marriage.