"The effect of the discovery of printing was evident in the savage religious wars of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Application of power to communication industries hastened the consolidation of vernaculars, the rise of nationalism, revolution, and new outbreaks of savagery in the twentieth century."

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Source : Harold Innis (1999). “The Bias of Communication”, p.67, University of Toronto Press

Harold Innis

#Religious Quotes #War Quotes #Communication Quotes

“Poetry is a good medium for revolutionary hope.”
“If citizens followed their leaders' example throughout history, the human race would have died out centuries ago.”
“Prosperity can't be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers. Democracy can't be just for billionaires and corporations. Prosperity and democracy are part of your basic bargain, too.”
“If we are negative by nature, we Americans are more human than most. The Founding Fathers loved going negative. Heck, the Declaration of Independence is one long negative ad.”
“I think we need more math majors who don't become mathematicians. More math major doctors, more math major high school teachers, more math major CEOs, more math major senators. But we won't get there unless we dump the stereotype that math is only worthwhile for kid geniuses.”
“I'm not going anywhere. I will be here for a very long time.”
“I want to share the ballet world with everyone.”
“The Americans view the democratization of the Middle East as the route to peace.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

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