Who said "The written word preserves what spoken words cannot."?

This quote is attributed to Tacitus.

The written word preserves what spoken words cannot. - Tacitus

"The written word preserves what spoken words cannot."

Tacitus Literature

Historian Ancient Rome 56–120

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