Puritanism and the Church

The system of espionage established by this man, comstock, puts to shame the infamous third division of the russian secret police. Why does the public toler such an outrage on its liberties? Simply because comstock is but the loud expression of the puritanism bred in the anglo saxon blood. Europe can at least boast of a bold art and literature which delved deeply into the social and sexual problems of our time. But with puritanism as the constant check upon american life, neither truth nor sincerity is possible. Nothing but gloom and mediocrity to dictate human conduct,. curtail natural expression and stifle our best impulses. It repudiates as something vile and sinful our deepest