A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

Individual consciousness is achieved by strategic ignorance and suppression.
From Cliché to Archetype with Wilfred Watson (1970), p 63
Quote #2902
Year: 1970
Chapters: Consciousness | Ignorance | Individual | McLuhanisms & Zingers
↪ Also at #1334, #2884, #2907, #4078
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