A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

Determinism is the result of the behaviour of those who are determined to ignore what is happening around them.
Letter to the Editor of Life magazine, March 1, 1966, in Letters of Marshall McLuhan (1987), p 334
Quote #4071
Year: 1966
Chapters: McLuhanisms & Zingers | Media Effects | Sleepwalkers
↪ Also at #4576, #6409
Compiled by William Kuhns
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