Reuters quote of the day, May 5

LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history. ''Humanity is the rich effluvium, it is the waste and the manure and the soil, and from it grows the tree of the art.'' -- American poet Ezra Pound, who was arrested in Italy on May 5, 1945 for treason after his wartime broadcasts from Rome.

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