In European thought in general, as contrasted with American, vigor, life and originality have a kind of easy, professional utterance. American — on t… - Wallace Stevens

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In European thought in general, as contrasted with American, vigor, life and originality have a kind of easy, professional utterance. American — on the other hand, is expressed in an eager amateurish way. A European gives a sense of scope, of survey, of consideration. An American is strained, sensational. One is artistic gold; the other is bullion.