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The village had institutionalized all human functions in forms of low intensity.... Participation was high and organization was low. This is the formula for stability.
Marshall McLuhan
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Marshall McLuhan
Age: 69 †
Born: 1911
Born: July 21
Died: 1980
Died: December 31
Literary Critic
Philosopher
Sociologist
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Edmonton
Alberta
Herbert Marshall McLuhan
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