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

H.L. Mencken

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Puritanism

Author

H.L. Mencken

Source

Arcana Coelestia A Mencken Chrestomathy

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Essay

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Definition

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English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

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United States

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

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