A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

…in a jet liner the rear-view mirror is not consulted, and the astronaut does not have a point of view.
"The Future of Morality: The Inner vs. the Outer Quest" in The New Morality, ed., William Dunphy (New York: Herder and Herder, 1967), p 177
Quote #5354
Year: 1967
Chapters: Dropout | Identity | Living Unity | McLuhanisms & Zingers | Perspective, Point of View | Rear View Mirror | Simultaneity
↪ Also at #2841, #4146, #6054, #6403
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