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There is a real, living unity in our time, as in any other, but it lies submerged under a superficial hubbub of sensation.

Marshall McLuhan

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Marshall McLuhan
Age: 69 †
Born: 1911
Born: July 21
Died: 1980
Died: December 31
Literary Critic
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Sociologist
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Edmonton
Alberta
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