A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

If thirty years ago Mr. T. S. Eliot could modestly suggest that the internal combustion engine had modified the general ear for speech and rhythm, it is now obvious that the entire learning process has been changed by allied development.
“The Later Innis" Queen's Quarterly, Vol. 60, No 3, Autumn (1953), p 388, reprinted in On the Nature of Media (2016), p 42
Quote #3559
Year: 1953
Chapters: Eliot, T.S. | Living Unity | Media Study | Tools We Shape, Reshape Us
↪ Also at #1964, #4661, #6977
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