When men and women fail to form stable marriages, the result is a vast expansion of government attempts to cope with the terrible social needs that result. There is scarcely a dollar that the state and federal government spends on social programs that is not driven, in large part, by family fragmentation: crime, poverty, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, school failure, mental and physical health problems.
Maggie Gallagher
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When there is love in a marriage, there is harmony in the home; when there is harmony in the home, there is contentment in the community; when there is contentment in the community, there is propsertiy in the nation; when there is prosperity in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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Marriage is a public good, not just a private relationship. We have a public stake in healthy marriages and two-parent families. Our society suffers with the collapse of the relationship of the couple who brings a child into the world.
Bill Doherty, DrBillDoherty.org
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If we are serious about renewing fatherhood, we must be serious about renewing marriage. . . . Healthy marriages are not always possible. But we must remember, they are incredibly important for children.Our hearts know this and our nation must recognize this.None of us is perfect. And so no marriage and no family is perfect.
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Successful treatment of domestic violence must restore the sense of father as protector for the well being of women, children, and society-at-large. Children do not need fathers to fight and die for them; they need fathers to live for them, to value them, and to value what they most value - their mothers. A father who truly protects his children cannot possibly hurt their mother.
Steven Stosny, compassionpower.com
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