,! ,HYPOCRISY ( ,PURITANISM #aiaa ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN ,TAGS 3 NATURAL & HEAL?Y1 >T & CULTURE1 AN?ONY COM/OCK1 HUMAN =M1 AM]ICAN >T1 PILGRIM FA!RS1 PURITANIC TYRANNY1 HUMAN EMOTIONS1 UNM>RI$ WOMAN1 PURITANISM4 ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY ,IMAGES ,GEORGE ,REX1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE ,SPEAK+ ( ,PURITANISM 9 RELATION TO ,AM]ICAN >T1 ,MR4 ,GUTZON ,BORGLUM SAID3 0,PURITANISM HAS MADE US SELF-C5T]$ & HYPOCRITICAL = SO LONG1 ?AT S9C]ITY & REV]5CE = :AT IS NATURAL 9 \R IMPULSES HAVE BE5 FAIRLY BR$ \T ( US1 ) ! RESULT ?AT !RE CAN BE NEI!R TRU? NOR 9DIVIDUALILITY 9 \R >T40 ,MR4 ,BORGLUM MIT1 MORE ?AN ES!TICISM1 LIFE REPRES5TS BEAUTY 9 A ?\S& V>IATIONS2 IT IS 9DE$1 A GIGANTIC PANORAMA ( ET]NAL *ANGE4 ,PURITANISM1 ON ! O!R H&1 RE/S ON A FIX$ & IMMOVABLE CONCEPTION ( LIFE2 IT IS BAS$ ON ! ,CALV9I/IC IDEA ?AT LIFE IS A CURSE1 IMPOS$ UPON MAN BY ! WRA? ( ,GOD4 ,9 ORD] TO R$EEM HIMSELF MAN MU/ DO CON/ANT P5ANCE1 MU/ REPUDIATE EV]Y NATURAL & HEAL?Y IMPULSE1 & TURN HIS BACK ON JOY & BEAUTY4 ,PURITANISM CELEBRAT$ ITS REIGN ( T]ROR 9 ,5GL& DUR+ ! SIXTE5? & SEV5TE5? C5TURIES1 DE/ROY+ & CRU%+ EV]Y MANIFE/ATION ( >T & CULTURE4 ,IT WAS ! SPIRIT ( ,PURITANISM :I* ROBB$ ,%ELLEY ( HIS *ILDR51 BECAUSE HE W\LD NOT B[ TO ! DICTA ( RELIGION4 ,IT WAS ! SAME N>R[ SPIRIT :I* ALI5AT$ ,BYRON FROM HIS NATIVE L&1 BECAUSE ?AT GREAT G5IUS REBELL$ AGA9/ ! MONOTONY1 DULLNESS1 & PETT9ESS ( HIS C\NTRY4 ,IT WAS ,PURITANISM1 TOO1 ?AT =C$ SOME ( ,5GL&'S FREE/ WOM5 9TO ! CONV5TIONAL LIE ( M>RIAGE3 ,M>Y ,WOLL/ONECRAFT &1 LAT]1 ,GEORGE ,ELIOT4 ,& REC5TLY ,PURITANISM HAS DEM&$ ANO!R TOLL--! LIFE ( ,OSC> ,WILDE4 ,9 FACT1 ,PURITANISM HAS NEV] CEAS$ TO BE ! MO/ P]NICI\S FACTOR 9 ! DOMA9 ( ,JOHN ,BULL1 ACT+ AS C5SOR ( ! >TI/IC EXPRESSION ( HIS PEOPLE1 & /AMP+ ITS APPROVAL ONLY ON ! DULLNESS ( MIDDLE-CLASS RESPECTABILITY4 ,IT IS !RE=E %E] ,BRITI% J+OISM :I* PO9TS TO ,AM]ICA AS ! C\NTRY ( ,PURITANIC PROV9CIALISM4 ,IT IS QUITE TRUE ?AT \R LIFE IS /UNT$ BY ,PURITANISM1 & ?AT ! LATT] IS KILL+ :AT IS NATURAL & HEAL?Y 9 \R IMPULSES4 ,BUT IT IS EQUALLY TRUE ?AT IT IS TO ,5GL& ?AT WE >E 9DEBT$ = TRANSPLANT+ ?IS SPIRIT ON ,AM]ICAN SOIL4 ,IT WAS BEQUEA!D TO US BY ! ,PILGRIM FA!RS4 ,FLEE+ FROM P]SECUTION & OPPRESSION1 ! ,PILGRIMS ( ,MAYFL[] FAME E/ABLI%$ 9 ! ,NEW ,WORLD A REIGN ( ,PURITANIC TYRANNY & CRIME4 ,! HI/ORY ( ,NEW ,5GL&1 & ESPECIALLY ( ,MASSA*USETTS1 IS FULL ( ! HORRORS ?AT HAVE TURN$ LIFE 9TO GLOOM1 JOY & DESPAIR1 NATURALNESS 9TO DISEASE1 HONE/Y & TRU? 9TO HIDE\S LIES & HYPOCRISIES4 ,! DUCK+-/OOL & :IPP+-PO/1 AS WELL AS NUM]\S O!R DEVICES ( TORTURE1 W]E ! FAVORITE ,5GLI% ME?ODS = ,AM]ICAN PURIFICATION4 ,BO/ON1 ! CITY ( CULTURE1 HAS GONE D[N 9 ! ANNALS ( ,PURITANISM AS ! 0,BLOODY ,T[N40 ,IT RIVAL$ ,SALEM1 EV51 9 H] CRUEL P]SECUTION ( UNAU?ORIZ$ RELIGI\S OP9IONS4 ,ON ! N[ FAM\S ,COMMON A HALF-NAK$ WOMAN1 ) A BABY 9 H] >MS1 WAS PUBLICLY :IPP$ = ! CRIME ( FREE SPEE*2 & ON ! SAME SPOT ,M>Y ,DY]1 ANO!R ,QUAK] WOMAN1 WAS HANG$ 9 #a#f#e#i4 ,9 FACT1 ,BO/ON HAS BE5 ! SC5E ( MORE ?AN ONE WANTON CRIME COMMITT$ BY ,PURITANISM4 ,SALEM1 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#f#i#b1 KILL$ EILET ,LETT]4 ,PURITANISM NO LONG] EMPLOYS ! ?UMBSCREW & LA%2 BUT IT /ILL HAS A MO/ P]NICI\S HOLD ON ! M9DS & FEEL+S ( ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE4 ,NAUDS ( GOOD & EVIL1 ( PURITY & VISE4 ,LIKE A ?IEF 9 ! NITY1 ) ,AN?ONY ,COM/OCK AS !IR PATRON SA9T1 >E ! GRAVE DIGG]S ( ,AM]ICAN >T & CULTURE4 ,EUROPE CAN AT LEA/ BOA/ ( A BOLD >T & LIT]ATURE :I* DELVE DEEPLY 9TO ! SOCIAL & SEXUAL PROBLEMS ( \R TIME1 EX]CIS+ A SEV]E CRITIQUE ( ALL \R %AMS4 ,AS ) A SURGEON'S KNIFE EV]Y ,PURITANIC C>CASS IS DISSECT$1 & ! WAY ?US CLE>$ = MAN'S LIB]ATION FROM ! DEAD WEI BEYOND ITS 9FLU5CES 9 ALLAY+ ! NATURAL 9QUISITIV5ESS ( ! Y\NG OR ACT+ AS A PREV5TIVE ( MORBID EMOTION4 ,IT IS AN 9SPIRATION TO ADULTS :O HAVE LONG \TGR[N ANY Y\?FUL CURIOSITIES4 ,! VISION ( ! ESS5TIAL & ET]NAL HUMAN =M1 ! NE>E/ ?+ TO US 9 ALL ! WORLD1 ) ITS VIGOR & ITS BEAUTY & ITS GRACE1 IS ONE ( ! PRIME TONICS ( LIFE40#a ,BUT ! SPIRIT ( PURISM HAS SO P]V]T$ ! HUMAN M9D ?AT IT HAS LO/ ! P[] TO APPRECIATE ! BEAUTY ( NUDITY1 =C+ US TO HIDE ! NATURAL =M UND] ! PLEA ( *A/ITY4 ,YET *A/ITY ITSELF IS BUT AN >TIFICIAL IMPOSITION UPON NATURE1 EXPRESSIVE ( A FALSE %AME ( ! HUMAN =M4 ,! MOD]N IDEA ( *A/ITY1 ESPECIALLY 9 REF]5CE TO WOMAN1 ITS GREATE/ VICTIM1 IS BUT ! S5SU\S EXAGG]ATION ( \R NATURAL IMPULSES4 0,*A/ITY V>IES ) ! AM\NT ( CLO?+10 & H5CE ,*RI/IANS & PURI/S =EV] HA/5 TO COV] ! 0HEA!N0 ) TATT]S1 & ?US CONV]T HIM TO GOODNESS & *A/ITY4 ,PURITANISM1 ) ITS P]V]SION ( ! SIGNIFICANCE & FUNCTIONS ( ! HUMAN BODY1 ESPECIALLY 9 REG>D TO WOMAN1 HAS CONDEMN$ H] TO CELIBACY1 OR TO ! 9DISCRIM9ATE BRE$+ ( A DISEAS$ RACE1 OR TO PRO/ITUTION4 ,! 5ORMITY ( ?IS CRIME AGA9/ HUMANITY IS APP>5T :5 WE CONSID] ! RESULTS4 ,ABSOLUTE SEXUAL CONT95CE IS IMPOS$ UPON ! UNM>RI$ WOMAN1 UND] PA9 ( BE+ CONSID]$ IMMORAL OR FALL51 ) ! RESULT ( PRODUC+ NEURAS!NIA1 IMPOT5CE1 DEPRESSION1 & A GREAT V>IETY ( N]V\S COMPLA9TS 9VOLV+ DIM9I%$ P[] ( WORK1 LIMIT$ 5JOYM5T ( LIFE1 SLEEPLESSNESS1 & PREOCCUPATION ) SEXUAL DESIRES & IMAG9+S4 ,! >BITR>Y & P]NICI\S DICTUM ( TOTAL CONT95CE PROBABLY ALSO EXPLA9S ! M5TAL 9EQUALITY ( ! SEXES4 ,?US ,FREUD BELIEVES ?AT ! 9TELLECTUAL 9F]IORITY ( SO MANY WOM5 IS DUE TO ! 9HIBITION ( ?\RI$ WOMAN1 ,PURITANISM1 ON ! O!R H&1 BLESSES H] M>RI$ SI/] = 9CONT95T FRUITFULNESS 9 W$LOCK4 ,9DE$1 NOT M]ELY BLESSES H]1 BUT =CES ! WOMAN1 OV]SEX$ BY PREVI\S REPRESSION1 TO BE> *ILDR51 IRRESPECTIVE ( WEAK5$ PHYSICAL CONDITION OR ECONOMIC 9ABILITY TO RE> A L>GE FAMILY4 ,PREV5TION1 EV5 BY SCI5TIFICALLY DET]M9$ SAFE ME?ODS1 IS ABSOLUTELY PROHIBIT$2 NAY1 ! V]Y M5TION ( ! SUBJECT IS CONSID]$ CRIM9AL4 ,?ANKS TO ?IS ,PURITANIC TYRANNY1 ! MAJORITY ( WOM5 SOON F9D !MSELVES AT ! EBB ( !IR PHYSICAL RES\RCES4 ,ILL & WORN1 !Y >E UTT]LY UNABLE TO GIVE !IR *ILDR5 EV5 ELEM5T>Y C>E4 ,?AT1 ADD$ TO ECONOMIC PRESSURE1 =CES MANY WOM5 TO RISK UTMO/ DANG] RA!R ?AN CONT9UE TO BR+ =? LIFE4 ,! CU/OM ( PROCUR+ ABORTIONS HAS REA*$ SU* VA/ PROPORTIONS 9 ,AM]ICA AS TO BE ALMO/ BEYOND BELIEF4 ,ACCORD+ TO REC5T 9VE/IGATIONS ALONG ?IS L9E1 SEV5TE5 ABORTIONS >E COMMITT$ 9 EV]Y HUNDR$ PREGNANCIES4 ,?IS FE>FUL P]C5TAGE REPRES5TS ONLY CASES :I* COME TO ! KN[L$GE ( PHYSICIANS4 ,CONSID]+ ! SECRECY 9 :I* ?IS PRACTICE IS NECESS>ILY %R\D$1 & ! CONSEQU5T PR(ESSIONAL 9EFFICI5CY & NEGLECT1 ,PURITANISM CONT9U\SLY EXACTS ?\S&S ( VICTIMS TO ITS [N /UPIDITY & HYPOCRISY4 ,PRO/ITUTION1 AL?\< H\ND$1 IMPRISON$1 & *A9$1 IS NEV]!LESS ! GREATE/ TRIUMPH ( ,PURITANISM4 ,IT IS ITS MO/ *]I%$ *ILD1 ALL HYPOCRITICAL SANCTIMONI\SNESS NOT)/&+4 ,! PRO/ITUTE IS ! FURY ( \R C5TURY1 SWEEP+ ACROSS ! 0CIVILIZ$0 C\NTRIES LIKE A HURRICANE1 & LEAV+ A TRAIL ( DISEASE & DISA/]4 ,! ONLY REM$Y ,PURITANISM (F]S = ?IS ILL-BEGOTT5 *ILD IS GREAT] REPRESSION & MORE M]CILESS P]SECUTION4 ,! LATE/ \TRAGE IS REPRES5T$ BY ! ,PAGE ,LAW1 :I* IMPOSES UPON ! ,/ATE ( ,NEW ,YORK ! T]RIBLE FAILURE & CRIME ( ,EUROPE1 NAMELY1 REGI/RATION & ID5TIFICATION ( ! UN=TUNATE VICTIMS ( ,PURITANISM4 ,9 EQUALLY /UPID MANN] PURISM SEEKS TO *ECK ! T]RIBLE SC\RGE ( ITS [N CREATION--V5]EAL DISEASES4 ,MO/ DI%E>T5+ IT IS ?AT ?IS SPIRIT ( OBTUSE N>R[ M9D$NESS HAS POISON$ EV5 \R SO-CALL$ LIB]ALS1 & HAS BL9D$ !M 9TO JO9+ ! CRUSADE AGA9/ ! V]Y ?+S BORN ( ! HYPOCRISY ( ,PURITANISM-- PRO/ITUTION & ITS RESULTS4 ,9 WILLFUL BL9DNESS ,PURITANISM REFUSES TO SEE ?AT ! TRUE ME?OD ( PREV5TION IS ! ONE :I* MAKES IT CLE> TO ALL ?AT 0V5]EAL DISEASES >E NOT A MY/]I\S OR T]RIBLE ?+1 ! P5ALTY ( ! S9 ( ! FLE%1 A SORT ( %AMEFUL EVIL BR&$ BY PURI/ MAL$ICTION1 BUT AN ORD9>Y DISEASE :I* MAY BE TREAT$ & CUR$40 ,BY ITS ME?ODS ( OBSCURITY1 DISGUISE1 & CONCEALM5T1 ,PURITANISM HAS FURNI%$ FAVORABLE CONDITIONS = ! GR[? & SPREAD ( !SE DISEASES4 ,ITS BIGOTRY IS AGA9 MO/ /RIK+LY DEMON/RAT$ BY ! S5SELESS ATTITUDE 9 REG>D TO ! GREAT DISCOV]Y ( ,PR(4 ,EHRLI*1 HYPOCRISY VEIL+ ! IMPORTANT CURE = SYPHILIS ) VAGUE ALLUSIONS TO A REM$Y = 0A C]TA9 POISON40 ,! ALMO/ LIMITLESS CAPACITY ( ,PURITANISM = EVIL IS DUE TO ITS 5TR5*M5T BEH9D ! ,/ATE & ! LAW4 ,PRET5D+ TO SAFEGU>D ! PEOPLE AGA9/ 0IMMORALITY10 IT HAS IMPREGNAT$ ! MA*9]Y ( GOV]NM5T & ADD$ TO ITS USURPATION ( MORAL GU>DIAN%IP ! LEGAL C5SOR%IP ( \R VIEWS1 FEEL+S1 & EV5 ( \R CONDUCT4 ,>T1 LIT]ATURE1 ! DRAMA1 ! PRIVACY ( ! MAILS1 9 FACT1 \R MO/ 9TIMATE TA/ES1 >E AT ! M]CY ( ?IS 9EXORABLE TYRANT4 ,AN?ONY ,COM/OCK1 OR SOME O!R EQUALLY IGNORANT POLICEMAN1 HAS BE5 GIV5 P[] TO DESECRATE G5IUS1 TO SOIL & MUTILATE ! SUBLIME/ CREATION ( NATURE--! HUMAN =M4 ,BOOKS DEAL+ ) ! MO/ VITAL ISSUES ( \R LIVES1 & SEEK+ TO %$ LIE LEGALLY TREAT$ AS CRIM9AL (F5SES1 & !IR HELPLESS AU?ORS ?R[N 9TO PRISON OR DRIV5 TO DE/RUCTION & DEA?4 ,NOT EV5 9 ! DOMA9 ( ! ,CZ> IS P]SONAL LIB]TY DAILY \TRAG$ TO ! EXT5T IT IS 9 ,AM]ICA1 ! /RONE & DUTIES1 A DAY ( G5]AL REJOIC+ & M]RY MAK+4 ,9 EV]Y ,EUROPEAN C\NTRY ?IS TRADITION CONT9UES TO BR+ SOME RELIEF FROM ! HUMDRUM & /UPIDITY ( \R ,*RI/IAN ]A4 ,EV]Y:]E CONC]T HALLS1 !AT]S1 MUSEUMS1 & G>D5S >E FILL$ ) M51 WOM51 & *ILDR51 P>TICUL>LY WORK]S ) !IR FAMILIES1 FULL ( LIFE & JOY1 =GETFUL ( ! ORD9>Y RULES & CONV5TIONS ( !IR EV]YDAY EXI/5CE4 ,IT IS ON ?AT DAY ?AT ! MASSES DEMON/RATE :AT LIFE MIE AFFECT$3 \R MILLIONAIRES HAVE !IR LUXURI\S HOMES & ELABORATE CLUBS4 ,! POOR1 H[EV]1 >E CONDEMN$ TO ! MONOTONY & DULLNESS ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,SUNDAY4 ,! SOCIABILITY & FUN ( ,EUROPEAN \TDOOR LIFE IS H]E EX*ANG$ = ! GLOOM ( ! *UR*1 ! /UFFY1 G]M-SATURAT$ C\NTRY P>LOR1 OR ! BRUTALIZ+ ATMOSPH]E ( ! BACK-ROOM SALOON4 ,9 ,PROHIBITION ,/ATES ! PEOPLE LACK EV5 ! LATT]1 UNLESS !Y CAN 9VE/ !IR MEAG] E>N+S 9 QUANTITIES ( ADULT]AT$ LIQUOR4 ,AS TO ,PROHIBITION1 EV]Y ONE KN[S :AT A F>CE IT REALLY IS4 ,LIKE ALL O!R A*IEVEM5TS ( ,PURITANISM IT1 TOO1 HAS BUT DRIV5 ! 0DEVIL0 DEEP] 9TO ! HUMAN SY/EM4 ,NO:]E ELSE DOES ONE MEET SO MANY DRUNK>DS AS 9 \R ,PROHIBITION T[NS4 ,BUT SO LONG AS ONE CAN USE SC5T$ C&Y TO ABATE ! F\L BREA? ( HYPOCRISY1 ,PURITANISM IS TRIUMPHANT4 ,O/5SIBLY ,PROHIBITION IS OPPOS$ TO LIQUOR = REASONS ( HEAL? & ECONOMY1 BUT ! V]Y SPIRIT ( ,PROHIBITION BE+ ITSELF ABNORMAL1 IT SUCCE$S BUT 9 CREAT+ AN ABNORMAL LIFE4 ,EV]Y /IMULUS :I* QUICK5S ! IMAG9ATION & RAISES ! SPIRITS1 IS AS NECESS>Y TO \R LIFE AS AIR4 ,IT 9VIGORATES ! BODY1 & DEEP5S \R VISION ( HUMAN FELL[%IP4 ,)\T /IMULI1 9 ONE =M OR ANO!R1 CREATIVE WORK IS IMPOSSIBLE1 NOR 9DE$ ! SPIRIT ( K9DL9ESS & G5]OSITY4 ,! FACT ?AT SOME GREAT G5IUSES HAVE SE5 !IR REFLECTION 9 ! GOBLET TOO FREQU5TLY1 DOES NOT JU/IFY ,PURITANISM 9 ATTEMPT+ TO FETT] ! :OLE GAMUT ( HUMAN EMOTIONS4 ,A ,BYRON & A ,PE HAVE /IRR$ HUMANITY DEEP] ?AN ALL ! ,PURITANS CAN EV] HOPE TO DO4 ,! =M] HAVE GIV5 TO LIFE MEAN+ & COLOR2 ! LATT] >E TURN+ R$ BLOOD 9TO WAT]1 BEAUTY 9TO UGL9ESS1 V>IETY 9TO UNI=MITY & DECAY4 ,PURITANISM1 9 :ATEV] EXPRESSION1 IS A POISON\S G]M4 ,ON ! SURFACE EV]Y?+ MAY LOOK /RONG & VIGOR\S2 YET ! POISON WORKS ITS WAY P]SI/5TLY1 UNTIL ! 5TIRE FABRIC IS DOOM$4 ,) ,HIPPOLYTE ,TA9E1 EV]Y TRULY FREE SPIRIT HAS COME TO REALIZE ?AT 0,PURITANISM IS ! DEA? 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