Ezra Pound, in an interview with Edd Johnson, published in The Chicago Sun (9 May 1945)

There is no doubt which I preferred between Mussolini and Roosevelt. In my radio broadcasts I spoke in favor of the economic construction of Fascism. Mussolini was a very human, imperfect character who lost his head.

— Ezra Pound on Benito Mussolini

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There is no doubt which I preferred between Mussolini and Roosevelt. In my radio broadcasts I spoke in favor of the economic construction of Fascism. Mussolini was a very human, imperfect character who lost his head." in the context of "Ezra Pound, in an interview with Edd Johnson, published in The Chicago Sun (9 May 1945)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ezra Pound

About Ezra Pound

Ezra Pound (October 30, 1885 – November 1, 1972) was an American expatriate poet, musician and critic who was a major figure of the Modernist movement in early to mid-20th century poetry. He was the driving force behind several Modernist movements including Imagism and Vorticism.