It is the spirit of Salem-the corrupting influence of Puritanism which in itself is perversion of the Stoic ideal-infecting what remains of a nation which could have set an example to the world. (Michael Moorcock)

It is the spirit of Salem-the corrupting influence of Puritanism which in itself is perversion of the Stoic ideal-infecting what remains of a nation which could have set an example to the world.

Michael Moorcock

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