Civil marriage is at once a deeply personal commitment to another human being and a highly public celebration of the ideals of mutuality, companionship, intimacy, fidelity, and family … Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution, and the decision whether and whom to marry is among life’s momentous acts of self-definition.
– Massachusetts Supreme Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall in the opinion in Goodridge v. Dept. Of Public Health which legalized gay marriage in the state.
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