Puritanism—The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

H.L. Mencken

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Topic

Puritanism

Author

H.L. Mencken

Source

Arcana Coelestia A Mencken Chrestomathy

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Definition

Language

English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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United States

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Citation

Mencken, Henry Louis. "Arcana Coelestia." A Mencken Chrestomathy. Alfred A. Knopf, 1949, ch. 30.

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