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11. “After this letter has been read to
you, see that it is also read in the
church of the Laodiceans and
that you in turn read the letter
from Laodicea.”— Paul, Colossians
13. “Hardly 14 days had passed when
these propositions were known
throughout Germany and within
four weeks almost all of
Christendom was familiar
with them.”— Friedrich Myconius
14. “They are printed and circulated far
beyond my expectation.”
— Martin Luther
17. “The Coffeehouses particularly are
very commodious for a free
Conversation, and for reading…
all manner of printed News…
and other Prints that come out
Weekly or casually.”
18. “[The coffeehouse] admits of no
distinction of persons,
but gentleman, mechanic, lord
and scoundrel mix, and are all
of a piece.” — Samuel Butler, 1668
31. “Why doth solid and serious
learning decline, and few or none
follow it now in the
university?Because of coffee-
houses, where they spend all their
time.”
— Anthony Wood, Oxford, 1670s
32. “Hours are spent in talking, and less
profitable reading of
newspapers…scholars are so greedy
after news that they neglect all for
it…”
— Cambridge don, 1670s
33. “Great enemies to diligence and
industry…the ruin of many serious
and hopeful young gentlemen and
tradesmen…”— pamphlet, 1673
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