The invention of printing did away with anonymity, fostering ideas of literary fame and the habit of considering intellectual effort as private property. (Marshall McLuhan)

The invention of printing did away with anonymity, fostering ideas of literary fame and the habit of considering intellectual effort as private property.

Marshall McLuhan

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