The Puritans, who nobly fled from a land of despotism to a land of freedom, where they could not only enjoy their own religion, but could prevent everybody else from enjoying his.

Charles Farrar Browne

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Puritanism

Author

Charles Farrar Browne

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Letter

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1866 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Browne, Charles Farrar. "Introduction to the Club." London Punch Letters. c. 1866, no. 5.

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Mill, John Stuart. Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1865, ch. 7.

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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

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Time
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Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

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Hector Berlioz
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Letters of Hector Berlioz
Medium
Letter
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Language
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Time
1856 1850s 19th century
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Citation

Berlioz, Hector. Personal letter. Nov. 1856.