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Emma Goldman, Anarchism and Other Essays Chapter 7 - The Hypocrisy of Puritanism

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Puritanism and the Sabbath

Every european country, this tradition continues to bring some relief from the humdrum and stupidity of our christian era. Puritanism has robbed the people even of that one day. Nowhere else does one meet so many drunkards as in our prohibition towns. In attempting to fetter the whole gamut of human emotions, a byron and a poe have stirred humanity deeper than all the puritans can ever hope to do. The latter are turning red blood into water, beauty into ugliness, variety into uniformity and decay. This has been a libri vox recording. It was edit, compiled and distributed by audible anarchists.

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