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Puritanism: the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happ

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

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It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods. – H.L. Mencken

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