Institution Quotes

I left that church with rich and royal hatred of the priest as a person, and a loathing for the church as an institution, and I vowed that I would never go inside a church again.[Eugene V. Debs, describing his teenage reaction to a hellfire lecture by a priest]

Unfortunately the leading proponent of ignorance in our society has become the very same institution that was created to fight it - The Church.

Since when has grafts, bribes to get your children into the higher institution become a Nigerian thing?

Any man,” she muttered, “who wanted to marry into the Hathaway family after this should be shut away in an institution.” “Marriage is an institution,” he said reasonably, retrieving her gown from the floor.

The 'institution of marriage' is being threatened - by people getting married? Huh?

Christina Engela

Most women would each be left with fewer dreams or without a dream, if the institution of marriage were to be abolished.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana