H.L. Mencken: Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. — H.L. Mencken

Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

H.L. Mencken

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