1.Puritanism(清教主义): Puritanism is the practices and beliefs of the Puritans.1.) simply speaking , American Puritanism just refers to the spirit and ideal of puritans,who ttled in the North American
Self-Reliance By Ralph Waldo Emerson (1817-1862) 通常认为,美德完全是意外之举,而非规则。人跟他的品德是两码事。人做的那些所谓的善举,如见义勇为、扶危济困之类,就跟他们必须为不参加日常的游行而缴纳罚金作为抵偿一样。他们干这种事只算是他们在这个世界上生活的一种赔罪或掩饰——好比病人和精神病患者交的巨额的伙食费一样。他们的美德就是苦修赎罪。我不想赎罪,我
1.Puritanism(清教主义): Puritanism is the practices and beliefs of the Puritans.1.) simply speaking , American Puritanism just refers to the spirit and ideal of puritans,who ttled in the North American