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"There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us, while on the other hand the relation between man and woman was regarded as in itself mysterious and holy."
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"No marriage can stand up under the strain of incessant association."
"Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it."
"You contribute much to your marriage by the wise, thrifty, diligent management and oversight of your part of the household budget."
"Sooner or later they are going to live in a New York City where gay marriage is not only legal, but it's common and they don't even notice."
"Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there."
"I'm always told that what I say is controversial. Why is it controversial? Because I speak from a tradition that has now fallen out of favor with the dominant media in this country. And so when I say things like marriage should be between one man and one woman, I'm called a bigot."
"If you made a list of reasons why any couple got married, and another list of the reasons for their divorce, you'd have a hell of a lot of overlapping."
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"No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people."
"Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning."
"More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking only the material."
"The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity."
"At the age of about eight years, if he is a boy, she turns him over to his father for more Spartan training."
"It has been said that the position of woman is the test of civilization, and that of our women was secure. In them was vested our standard of morals and the purity of our blood."
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