I would add this succinct statement by Pound as another explanation of his
great antipathy for the monotheistic religions:
"... The principle of evil consists in messing into other peoples' affairs.
Against the principle of evil no adequate precaution is taken by
Christianity, Moslemism, Judaism, nor, so far as I know, by <i>any</i>
monotheistic religion. ... " (1927)
His definition of the good state was similar:
"A good state is one which impinges least upon the peripheries of its
citizens." (1925).
Tim Romano
P.S. These are reprinted in _Ezra Pound: Selected Prose 1909-1965_ ed. Wm.
Cookson, Faber and Faber.