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Only a fraction of the history of literacy has been typographic.
Marshall McLuhan
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Marshall McLuhan
Age: 69 †
Born: 1911
Born: July 21
Died: 1980
Died: December 31
Literary Critic
Philosopher
Sociologist
University Teacher
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Edmonton
Alberta
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The medium is the message because it is the medium that shapes and controls the search and form of human associations and action.
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Language is a form of organized stutter.
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