Quote by Ezra Pound on the Importance of Literature for a Nation

Ezra Pound was a 20th-century American poet and critic known for his contributions to modern literature.

A statement by Ezra Pound on the importance of literature for the survival and development of a nation.

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Ezra Pound (1885–1972) was an influential American poet, translator, and critic whose works and ideas greatly impacted literary modernism. He promoted many young writers and was known for his experimental and avant-garde approaches.

Quote about language decline and societal ruin by John Milton

30. June 2025

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"When language in common use in any country becomes irregular and depraved, it is followed by their ruin and degradation. For what do terms used without skill or meaning, which are at once corrupt and misapplied, denote but a people listless, supine, and ripe for servitude?" John Milton

Inspirational quote image featuring Neil Postman on cultural decline and public discourse

20. December 2024

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"When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience, and their public business a vaudeville act, then a nation finds itself at risk; culture-death is a clear possibility." Neil Postman

Quote by Gore Vidal about language becoming decadent and used to confuse people

2. July 2022

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"As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests." Gore Vidal