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    Those who talk most about the blessings of marriage and the
    constancy of its vows are the very people who declare that if the
    chain were broken and the prisoners were left free to choose, the
    whole social fabric would fly asunder. You can't have the
    argument both ways. If the prisoner is happy, why lock him in?
    If he is not, why pretend that he is?

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Marriage equality changed life for people.

Marriage equality changed life for people.

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Marriage is a wonderful invention; but, then again, so is a
bicycle repair kit.

Marriage is a wonderful invention; but, then again, so is a
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Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage";.

Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage";.

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Marriage should be a duet - when one sings, the other claps.

Marriage should be a duet - when one sings, the other claps.

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Why get married and make one man miserable when I can stay single and make thousands miserable?

Why get married and make one man miserable when I can stay single and make thousands miserable?

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Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are read more

Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in?

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What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility.

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I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry.

I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry.

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Marriage is a lottery, but you can't tear up your ticket if you lose.

Marriage is a lottery, but you can't tear up your ticket if you lose.

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