Rand Paul Quotes

Marriage has historically been in the domain of the States to regulate.

I, having no legal means of divesting myself of these odious powers put on record a formal protest against the existing law of marriage.

The Indian having taken to himself a wife should be compelled to continue that relation with her, unless dissolved by some recognized tribunal.

The principal House sponsor (of the Defense of Marriage Act), Bob Barr of Georgia has been married three times--which raises the question of why the act doesn't contain a three-strikes-and-you're-out provision.

I believe in traditional marriage.

I was married for a little while. I chose to be married. Then I chose not to be. But in the state of Maryland, I could... That should be the case for all Marylanders.

Refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land.

It's a facet of the gay rights movement that people don't think about enough. Why suddenly marriage equality? Because it wasn't until 1981 that the court struck down Louisiana's 'head and master rule,' that the husband was head and master of the house.

Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union.

Gay and lesbian couples should have the right to experience the joys of marriage and family.

As marriage and the family institution constitute the foundation and chief cornerstone of civil society, it is of the greatest moment that the marriage-tie should never be dissolved save for the most urgent reason. I cannot assent, however, to the doctrine that it should never be dissolved at all.

As a former resident with strong personal and ministry ties to the North Star State, I pray that the good people of Minnesota will show their support for God's definition of marriage, between a man and a woman.

Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. I don't think it is the role of the state to define what marriage is.

But whether a couple is a man and a woman has everything to do with the meaning of marriage.

You know, I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.

That's what they do in Europe. You go down to the city hall and you become legally connected. You have a civil union there. Then, if you're religious, you go down to the church, and the church blesses the union. That gets the problem solved.

Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.

State-sanctioned marriage is a civil contract, period. A contract is not a judgment of moral value. It is a legal agreement between two parties that testifies to a meeting of minds between those consenting entities. It is not a religious act or rite and so has nothing to do with Adam and Eve or Steve or even Harvey.

I often say that if you want to really want to understand the contract of marriage, just ask anyone who has been divorced. The marriage contract is one of property rights. Or maybe you can look in the Bible to see what Adam had to say about divorce, since Eve was his second wife.

Our Nation must defend the sanctity of marriage.

Marriage is one of the most sacred human institutions. I asked our Senators, as many South Dakotans have done, to protect marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

I was a lawyer and I loved it, but my Francesca was born, and a divorce followed way too soon after.

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

Out of control judicial activism threatens traditional marriage in America.

Men and women were declared equal one morning and everybody could divorce each other by postcard.