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The Hypocrisy of Puritanism
Goldman, Emma
http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/goldman/works/1917/puritanism.htmhttp://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/goldman/works/1917/puritanism.htm Year Published: 1917 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX10650 More than art, more than estheticism, life represents beauty in a thousand variations; it is, indeed, a gigantic panorama of eternal change. Puritanism, on the other hand, rests on a fixed and immovable conception of life; it is based on the Calvinistic idea that life is a curse, imposed upon man by the wrath of God. In order to redeem himself man must do constant penance, must repudiate every natural and healthy impulse, and turn his back on joy and beauty. Subject Headings |