‘I think, in 1984, I said we could expect, as at the end of past centuries, there might be a spread of decadence. But that the decadence might take the form in our case, not of sexual licence, but of a new kind of puritanism.’
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Ironically, the new 'puritanism' is coming from the Left. Men are now afraid of taking female business associates to lunches or backroom meetings for fear of sex scandals. Feminists are virulently against pornography. And, on and on.

