Historical Examples
According to McLuhan, the French revolution and American revolution happened under the push of print. The preexistence of a strong oral culture in Britain prevented such an effect.
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Famous quotes containing the words historical and/or examples:
“After so many historical illustrations of the evil effects of abandoning the policy of protection for that of a revenue tariff, we are again confronted by the suggestion that the principle of protection shall be eliminated from our tariff legislation. Have we not had enough of such experiments?”
—Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)
“Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)