There is an absolute necessity of marriage for the service of the state, and the solid advantages that arise from it.
The truth is, the greatest tool to lift children and families from poverty is one that decreases the probability of child poverty by 82%. But it isn't a government spending program. It's called marriage.
That's what marriage is good for; it makes a sacrament out of things ye'd otherwise have to confess. Jamie Fraser
It was never my intention to marry anybody. Economics are basically the only reason to get married, but I'm very glad I did it.
I think marriage is a good thing for children, because it gives them a feeling of security.
Getting married isn't going to make your relationship better. It's just a ceremony.
Study after study has demonstrated that people are better off financially, healthier, happier if they are married, and indeed, I repeat, if they are formally married as opposed to simply living together.
Men need marriage more than women do. In fact, they need it to survive.
In our country, you need to be married to be eligible for many things, and to have a right on your partner's life.
We do not marry for ourselves, whatever we say; we marry just as much or more for our posterity, for our family. The practice and benefit of marriage concerns our race very far beyond us.
The absence of marriages will result in all kinds of financial burdens that gay people wouldn't face if they could get married.