LABOUR PARTY AND PURITANISM - 1923 BY E. Belfort Bax

http://www.marxists.org/archive/bax/1923/05/puritan.htm

"The old theological Puritanism of the seventeenth century, at least in
its old form, is now dead, but its spirit survives amongst us. Its most
striking and important field of operations to day is of course, the
drink question; but we meet with it in legislation on other matters. We
find it in laws against gambling, in attempts to prevent the young
person from enjoying his cigarette, in meddling and exaggerated
legislation on sexual matters, etc. In all these things one may see the
cloven hoof of Puritanism."

plus ca change

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