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Quote of the Day: 17 June 2009

By tqa on June 17, 2009.

âIt is not right to mold marriage to fit the desires of a few, against the wishes of so many, and to ignore the important role of marriage.â

Senator John Ensign (R-NV)

13 July, 2004

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That's a perfectly reasonable quote. The "few" is referring to a handful of bigots, and the "many" to millions of same-sex couples, right?

I like Aaron's interpretation. =D