“Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery.
The politician will be only too happy to abdicate
in favor of his image, because the image will
be much more powerful than he could ever be.”

—  Marshall McLuhan

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Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar-- a professor … 1911–1980

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