Arenda L. Wright Allen quotes
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“Justice has often been forged from fires of indignities and prejudices suffered. Our triumphs that celebrate the freedom of choice are hallowed. We have arrived upon another moment in history when 'We the People' becomes more inclusive, and our freedom more perfect.”
-- Arenda L. Wright AllenSource : "Read the Incredibly Moving Opinion From the Judge Who Just Struck Down Virginia’s Gay-Marriage Ban" by Mariah Blake, www.motherjones.com. February 14, 2014.
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“Of course the welfare of our children is a legitimate state interest. However, limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples fails to further this interest. Instead, needlessly stigmatizing and humiliating children who are being raised by the loving couples targeted by Virginia's Marriage Laws betrays that interest. E. S.-T. [the 15-year-old daughter of two of the plaintiffs], like the thousands of children being raised by same-sex couples, is needlessly deprived of the protection, the stability, the recognition and the legitimacy that marriage conveys....”
-- Arenda L. Wright AllenSource : "Actor Eddie Murphy facing divorce". news.bbc.co.uk. August 6, 2005.
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