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The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism.

Ezra Pound

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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General Meet Statement Value
A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.
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Freedom Himself Slave
I guess the definition of a lunatic is a man surrounded by them.
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Definition Mad Man Myself Surround
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.
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Ability Existence Function Literature Main Writing
Bureaucrats are a pox. They are supposed to be necessary. Certain chemicals in the body are supposed to be necessary to life, but cause death the moment they increase beyond a suitable limit.
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Body Chemicals Death Limitation Moments Necessary
The temple is holy because it is not for sale.
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Holy Sale Temple
If a patron buys from an artist who needs money (needs money to buy tools, time, food), the patron then makes himself equal to the artist; he is building art into the world; he creates.
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Artist Build Creation Equality Money World
Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will.
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Ourselves Poetry Stars Willing
Every great change is simple.
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Change Greatness One Liner Simplicity
What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.
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Himself Hold Ideas Man
I desired my dust to be mingled with yours Forever and forever and forever.
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Desire Dust Forever Myself Yourself
Technique is the test of sincerity.
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Sincere Technique Test
Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.
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Charge Degree Greatness Literature Meaning Possible
Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work.
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Attention Criticism Pay Work Writing
Don’t be blinded by the theorists and a lying press.
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Blind Lying Press Theory
When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.
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Agreement Business Man Necessary Oneself

The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism.

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