For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things - such as traditional marriage - that, I think, express a community's concern and regard for a particular institution. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I'm not for gay marriage, but I'm not for discriminating against people. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
You can forgive people who do not follow you through a philosophical disquisition but to find your wife laughing when you had tears in your eyes, or staring when you were in a fit of laughter, would go some way towards a dissolution of the marriage. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner's inquest. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>