A society that is in its higher circles and middle levels widely believed to be a network of smart rackets does not produce men with an inner moral sense; a society that is merely expedient does not produce men of conscience. A society that narrows the meaning of 'success' to the big money and in its terms condemns failure as the chief vice, raising money to the plane of absolute value, will produce the sharp operator and the shady deal. Blessed are the cynical, for only they have what it takes to succeed.
People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. They come readily to define themselves as inherently … - C. Wright Mills
People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. They come readily to define themselves as inherently …
- C. Wright Mills
Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both. - C. Wright Mills
Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.
The more we understand what is happening in the world, the more frustrated we often become, for our knowledge leads to feelings of powerlessness. We … - C. Wright Mills
The more we understand what is happening in the world, the more frustrated we often become, for our knowledge leads to feelings of powerlessness. We …
By the power elite, we refer to those political, economic, and military circles which as an intricate set of overlapping cliques share decisions havi… - C. Wright Mills
By the power elite, we refer to those political, economic, and military circles which as an intricate set of overlapping cliques share decisions havi…
The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society. This is its task and its pro… - C. Wright Mills
The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society. This is its task and its pro…
Nobody talks more of free enterprise and competition and of the best man winning than the man who inherited his father's store or farm. - C. Wright Mills
Nobody talks more of free enterprise and competition and of the best man winning than the man who inherited his father's store or farm.
Whatever sociology may be, it is the result of constantly asking the question, what is the meaning of this? - C. Wright Mills
Whatever sociology may be, it is the result of constantly asking the question, what is the meaning of this?
It is the political task of the social scientist — as of any liberal educator — continually to translate personal troubles into public issues, and pu… - C. Wright Mills
It is the political task of the social scientist — as of any liberal educator — continually to translate personal troubles into public issues, and pu…
History is the shank of the social sciences. - C. Wright Mills
History is the shank of the social sciences.
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