A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values.
Ezra PoundA man's hope measures his civilization. The attainability of the hope measures, or may measure, the civilization of his nation and time.
Ezra PoundArtists are the antennae of the race, but the bullet-headed many will never learn to trust the great artists.
Ezra Pound