# Quote — Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus

> He who first shortened the labor of copyists by device of movable types was disbanding hired armies, and cashiering most kings and senates, and creating a whole new democratic world: he had invented the art of printing.

- Author: [Thomas Carlyle](https://www.leafyquotes.com/thomas-carlyle.md)
- Book: [Sartor Resartus](https://www.leafyquotes.com/thomas-carlyle/sartor-resartus.md)
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