Following the invention of writing, the special form of heightened language, characteristic of the oral tradition and a collective society, gave way … - Harold Innis

Graham Wallas has reminded us that writing as compared with speaking involves an impression at the second remove and reading an impression at the third remove. The voice of a second-rate person is more impressive than the published opinion of superior ability.

The diversity of institutions has made possible the combination of government ownership and private enterprise which has been a further characteristic of Canadian development. Canada has remained fundamentally a product of Europe.

We have not yet realized that the Indian and his culture were fundamental to the growth of Canadian institutions.