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Category Archive: C. Wright Mills

C. Wright Mills Quote: “The principal cause of war is…”

The principal cause of war is war itself.

October 24, 2021 1916, American, C. Wright Mills, May 28, Quotes by Sociologists

C. Wright Mills Quote: “Prestige is the shadow of money…”

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

July 29, 2021 1916, American, C. Wright Mills, May 28, Quotes by Sociologists

C. Wright Mills Quote: “In the world of the celebrity…”

In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth.

July 2, 2021 1916, American, C. Wright Mills, May 28, Quotes by Sociologists

C. Wright Mills Quote: “America is a nation with no…”

America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub.

June 28, 2021 1916, American, C. Wright Mills, May 28, Quotes by Sociologists

C. Wright Mills Quote: “The nearest the modern general or…”

The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort is at a duck hunt in the company of corporation executives at the retreat of Continental Motors, Inc.

March 29, 2021 1916, American, C. Wright Mills, May 28, Quotes by Sociologists

C. Wright Mills Quote: “People with advantages are loath to…”

People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages.

April 14, 2020 1916, American, C. Wright Mills, May 28, Quotes by Sociologists

C. Wright Mills Quote: “What ordinary men are directly aware…”

What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live; their visions and their powers are limited.

November 3, 2019 1916, American, C. Wright Mills, May 28, Quotes by Sociologists

C. Wright Mills Quote: “Not wishing to be disturbed over…”

Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to the notion that the government is a sort of automatic machine, regulated by the balancing of competing interests.

September 2, 2019 1916, American, C. Wright Mills, May 28, Quotes by Sociologists

C. Wright Mills Quote: “Neither the life of an individual…”

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.

May 9, 2019 1916, American, C. Wright Mills, May 28, Quotes by Sociologists

C. Wright Mills Quote: “Every revolution has its counterrevolution – …”

Every revolution has its counterrevolution – that is a sign the revolution is for real.

March 24, 2019 1916, American, C. Wright Mills, May 28, Quotes by Sociologists

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