"The only institution that man brought as he stumbled, sad and guilty, out of the Garden of Eden after sin came in was marriage and the home... Marriage is a divine institution. Marriage is older than the church, older than Mosaic law, older than any sacrifice, older than any religious rite or duty. The institution of marriage and home is more more important than the church, is more important than government or school, and older than either."
~ John R Rice.