America Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

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

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

— Sam Levenson

There's an underlying puritanicalness in America that is not that different to the prudishness of Britain - it just manifests itself in different ways.

— Eve Ensler

“A streak of Puritanism runs deep within American society. Permissive and pioneering as we may be on the one hand, we are strict and…

— Edward M. Hallowell

America owes most of its social prejudices to the exaggerated religious opinions of the different sects which were so instrumental in establishing the colonies.

— James F. Cooper

America became a special source of attraction to people who were fleeing the aftereffects of the 30 Years War and the religious persecution that…

— Mitch Horowitz

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 thought they could simply repress man's sexual nature, and they reaped a whirlwind as a result. Their code of sexual morality -…

— Hugh Hefner

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

— Joe Mantegna

Upon my arrival in the United States the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention; and the longer…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

We're constantly told that all cultures are equal, and that every belief system is as good as the next. And it led to a…

— Frank Miller