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A man of genius has a right to any mode of expression.

Ezra Pound

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Ezra Pound
Age: 87 †
Born: 1885
Born: October 30
Died: 1972
Died: November 1
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It is difficult to write a paradiso when all the superficial indications are that you ought to write an apocalypse.
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Liberty is not a right but a duty.
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Don't be blinded by the theorists and a lying press.
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Glance is the enemy of vision.
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Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.
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