Honesty and guilt

Boston Common in 1768.

“The Yankee mind was quick and sharp, but mainly it was singularly honest.’’

— Van Wyck Brooks (1886-1963), historian and critic, in The Flowering of New England

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“The New England conscience does not stop you from doing what you shouldn’t; it just stops you from enjoying. it .’’

— Cleveland Amory (1917-1998), writer and animal-rights advocate. He came from a Boston Brahmin family.

But we’ve moved on

Cleveland Amory and friend.

“The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't — it just keeps you from enjoying it”.

— Cleveland Amory (1917-1998), an American author, reporter, television critic and animal-rights activist. He originally was known for writing a series of popular books poking fun at the pretensions and customs of society, starting with The Proper Bostonians, in 1947. He was a Boston Brahmin himself.

The Town of Nahant peninsula, very close to Boston and was long a favorite summer place for Boston Brahmins. Mr. Amory was born there.

— Photo by Svabo