The work of the scribes is doomed to oblivion.
Printing press
The work of the scribes is doomed to oblivion.
Printing press
Reported statement about the impact of printing on manuscript copying
1450
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"Religious truth is captive in a small number of little manuscripts which guard the common treasures, instead of expanding them."
Strange & Unusual"God suffers in the great multitudes whom his sacred word cannot reach."
Humorous"It is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall soon flow in inexhaustible streams the most abundant and most marvelous liquor that has ever flowed to relieve the thirst of men!"
Humorous"God suffers in the multitude of souls whom the scriptures cannot reach."
Controversial"I do not know what I have done to deserve such persecution."
Controversial