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Lived there, went to school there - they still live in the 18th century with their prudism.
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Mix that complicated legal context with ‘bama-backwater prudism and you might get a time-machine trip directly back to the1930s.
The Volokh Conspiracy » No “Person(s) Posed in an Immodest or Sensuous Manner” on Alcohol Ads: 2009
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Everything is overdone -- there is nothing left for us to enjoy -- our finer sensibilities have become dulled -- the simplicity and refinements of life have been swallowed up by luxury, tawdry display and prudism. "
When Dreams Come True Ritter Brown
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