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I believe in family values, and I believe that we all ought to be able to have a family and marry if you want to. I don't think the government should be in that business of denying people the fundamental right to marry.

I believe in the sanctity of marriage.

I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality.

I deeply believe - and not just as a matter of politics, but even as a matter of morality - that matters about reproduction and intimacy and relationships and contraception are in the personal realm. They're moral decisions for individuals to make for themselves. And the last thing we need is government intruding into those personal decisions.

There is nothing more fundamental than the idea that the government does not have a right to decide when and whether we have children.

I think you may see again a rise at the federal government level for a - a call for the federal constitutional amendment, because people want to make sure that this definition of marriage remains secure, because after all, the family is the fundamental unit of government.

I believe in traditional marriage and I believe in the Defense of Marriage Act.

I believe when there are so many forces pulling our society apart, we need more commitment to marriage, not less.

I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions.

Governments cannot make marriages or turn feckless individuals into responsible citizens. That needs another kind of change agent.