A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

The reason universities are so full of knowledge is that the students come with so much and they leave with so little.
Often cited by MM. Quoted in John Robert Colombo, The Dictionary of Canadian Quotations (Toronto: Stoddart, 1991), p 85
Quote #4195
Year: 1991
Chapter: McLuhanisms & Zingers
↪ Also at #4212
Compiled by William Kuhns
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