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The man of understanding can no more sit quiet and resigned while his country lets literature decay than a good doctor could sit quiet and contented … - Ezra Pound
" "The man of understanding can no more sit quiet and resigned while his country lets literature decay than a good doctor could sit quiet and contented while some ignorant child was infecting itself with tuberculosis under the impression that it was merely eating jam tarts.
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About Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound (October 30, 1885 – November 1, 1972) was an American expatriate poet, musician and critic who was a major figure of the Modernist movement in early to mid-20th century poetry. He was the driving force behind several Modernist movements including Imagism and Vorticism.
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Ezra Weston Loomis Pound
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Ezra Loomis Pound
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