A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

However, to live in the present, or to take today now, involves acceptance of the entire past as now, and the entire future as present.
“The End of the Work Ethic” (1972), in Media Research (1997), p 103
Quote #4197
Year: 1972
Chapters: McLuhanisms & Zingers | Predictions
↪ Also at #5672
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