Marriage is a source of great joy. But – and I speak as
one who’ll celebrate a 25th anniversary this summer – it’s also a solemn
undertaking: an undertaking to care for another person, to nurse that
person when ill, to sustain her or him in time of trouble, to raise
children together, to provide for those children, to mourn when it comes
time to mourn.
No agency of government can ever begin to do for anyone what loving
spouses do for each other. The stronger our families are, of every kind
of family, the less government we’ll need.
Today your families gather before this house of the law to claim the
right to live as others do, without shame and without fear. The mind of a
nation is changing. It’s an awesome thing to see – and to be part of.
Your words – your actions -and your example have power. And will
overcome.
--David Frumm, former marriage equality opponent, and conservative commentator
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