A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

That is why in the electronic age we are threatened by new fast-moving and flexible media – while we sit in a Maginot Line convinced of the importance of our position.
“Electronic Revolution: Revolutionary Effects of New Media”, (1959), speech reprinted in Understanding Me: Lectures and Interviews, (2003) , p 3
Quote #296
Year: 1959
Chapter: Anticipating Change
Compiled by William Kuhns
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