All forms of violence are quests for identity. When you liv… - Marshall McLuhan

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All forms of violence are quests for identity. When you live on the frontier, you have no identity. You're a nobody.

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Herbert Marshall McLuhan (21 July 1911 – 31 December 1980) was a Canadian philosopher, futurist, and communications theorist.

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All forms of violence are quests for identity. When you live on the frontier, you have no identity. You're a nobody. - Marshall McLuhan

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