Thomas Edison — "We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles."
We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.
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A confident, somewhat boastful, and witty prediction about the future of electricity.
Date: Late 19th - early 20th century (approximate)
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