“Nobody ever made a grammatical error in a non-literate society.”
Source: The Gutenberg Galaxy (1962), p. 271
“Non-literate societies cannot see films or photos without much training.”
Source: 1960s, The Gutenberg Galaxy (1962), p. 41
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