Constitution Defines Marriage

Famous quotes containing the words constitution, defines and/or marriage:

    “One of the things I considered a delightful experience in school was the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I didn’t realize the gap was so big from the Founding Fathers until now. And I didn’t realize they weren’t talking about me.”
    —Maxine Waters (b. 1938)

    “Nothing defines the quality of life in a community more clearly than people who regard themselves, or whom the consensus chooses to regard, as mentally unwell.”
    —Renata Adler (b. 1938)

    “In all perception of the truth there is a divine ecstasy, an inexpressible delirium of joy, as when a youth embraces his betrothed virgin. The ultimate delights of a true marriage are one with this.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)