American Quote by Nancy Gibbs

American society is still puritanical.

— Nick Nolte

America was first colonized by Puritans. Most of our earliest immigrants, and many since, have come here in order to practice their religious beliefs…

— James Frey

You can't understand America without understanding the Puritans. In many ways, we're still living out their legacy in ways that are good and bad.

— Pete Buttigieg

You know the puritan ethic that started out four centuries ago in this country, needless to say - at least for the moment -…

— James Young

The Puritans came to America to worship in their way and to force everybody else to do the same thing.

— Sam Levenson

“The Puritans gave thanks for being preserved from the Indians, and we give thanks for being preserved from the Puritans.”

— Finley Peter Dunne

We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be done if…

— Barbara Jordan

But we're still in somewhat a Puritanical society in a lot of ways.

— Joe Mantegna

My father was the classic Puritan. Hold the emotions in check. Keep up appearances.

— Lee Marvin

Why are there so many puritans in this country, and why can't the rest of us make them go away?!

— Bill Maher

The Puritan has passed; the Catholic remains.

— Anonymous

Europeans used to say Americans were puritanical. Then they discovered that we were not puritans. So now they say that we are obsessed with…

— Mary McCarthy