Power is not of a man. Weal... by C. Wright Mills, an American Sociologist

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“Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any personality. To be celebrated, to be wealthy, to have power requires access to major institutions.”

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C. Wright Mills

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Name: C. Wright Mills

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: May 28, 1916

Date of Death: Mar 20, 1962

Profession: Sociologist

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Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any personality. To be celebrated, to be wealthy, to have power requires access to major institutions.

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Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

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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.

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

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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.

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