H. L. Mencken Quote with Comments

H. L. Mencken Quote

"The objection to Puritans is not that
they try to make us think as they do,
but that they try to make us do as they think."

by:	H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic

Categories:	Agnostic, Authority, Coercion, Conformity, Free Thought, Humor, Oppression, Reason, Religion, Resistance

Reader comments about this quote:

This is simply wonderful. Pungent and to the point - and wittily said too. -- Maggie, Cuxhaven
The Puritans... The Taliban... The evangelical right of American today... -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
Today, the most worrisome are the secular Puritans who can't tolerate word or thought which are not politically correct. Lawrence Sommers, President (for now) of Harvard comes to mind. -- Anonymous, Allyn, WA
-- Anonymous
'Nuff said - down with Puritanism! -- John-Douglas, Nassau

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