"It so happens that the United States and Great Britain have taken the lead in broadcasting. If that lead is maintained it follows that English must become the dominant tongue. Compared with our efforts at mass entertainment and mass education, European competition is pathetic. All ears may eventually be cocked to hear what the United States and Great Britain have to say. Europe will find it desirable, even necessary, to learn English." -- Waldemar Kaempffert, The Social Destiny of Radio; 1924.
The New York Times has dug up a selection of comments from the early days of radio, film and television, some of them eerily similar to comments from the early days of computing and the Internet....
