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Changing of generations1 quote
Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers. — Lewis Mumford · 1931Communication1 quote
For over against the convenience of instantaneous communication is the fact that the great economical abstractions of writing, reading, and drawing, the media of reflective thought and deliberate action, will be weakened. — Lewis Mumford · 1934Fathers and sons1 quote
Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers. — Lewis Mumford · 1931Grandparents1 quote
Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers. — Lewis Mumford · 1931Medium is the message1 quote
For over against the convenience of instantaneous communication is the fact that the great economical abstractions of writing, reading, and drawing, the media of reflective thought and deliberate action, will be weakened. — Lewis Mumford · 1934Modern economy1 quote
The clock, not the steam-engine, is the key-machine of the modern industrial age. — Lewis Mumford · 1934Technological progress1 quote
For over against the convenience of instantaneous communication is the fact that the great economical abstractions of writing, reading, and drawing, the media of reflective thought and deliberate action, will be weakened. — Lewis Mumford · 1934Time1 quote
The clock, not the steam-engine, is the key-machine of the modern industrial age. — Lewis Mumford · 1934