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A great age of literature is perhaps always a great age of translations.

~Ezra Pound

Topics: Age Always Great Literature Perhaps

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The real trouble with war (modern war) is that it gives no one a chance to kill the right people.

~Ezra Pound

Topics: Chance Gives Modern Modern War People Real Right Right People Trouble War

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Allow me to say that I would long since have committed suicide had desisting made me a professor of Latin.

~Ezra Pound

Topics: Allow Committed Had Latin Long Made Me Professor Say Since Suicide Would

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A general loathing of a gang or sect usually has some sound basis in instinct.

~Ezra Pound

Topics: Basis Gang General Instinct Some Sound

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Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use.

~Ezra Pound

Topics: Ability Definite Does Exactly Exist Function Literature Main Proportional Social Use Vacuum Writers

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Somebody said that I am the last American living the tragedy of Europe.

~Ezra Pound

Topics: Am American Europe Last Living Said Somebody Tragedy I Am

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Religion, oh, just another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art.

~Ezra Pound

Topics: Another Art Attempt Failures Just Numerous Oh Religion Resulting Those

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If I could believe the Quakers banned music because church music is so damn bad, I should view them with approval.

~Ezra Pound

Topics: Approval Bad Banned Because Believe Church Could Damn If I Could Music Quakers Should Them View

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Technique is the test of sincerity. If a thing isn't worth getting the technique to say, it is of inferior value.

~Ezra Pound

Topics: Getting Inferior Say Sincerity Technique Test Thing Value Worth

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No verse is libre for the man who wants to do a good job.

~Ezra Pound

Topics: Good Good Job Job Man Verse Wants Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: October 30th, 1885

Died: November 1st, 1972

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