Good art however "immoral" ... by Ezra Pound, an American Poet

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“Good art however "immoral" is wholly a thing of virtue. Good art can NOT be immoral. By good art I mean art that bears true witness, I mean the art that is most precise.”

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Name: Ezra Pound

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Oct 30, 1885

Date of Death: Nov 1, 1972

Profession: Poet

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