All C. Wright Mills Quotes
- What one side considers a defense the other considers a threat. In the vortex of the struggle, each is trapped by his own fearful outlook… Both
- Each day men sell little pieces if themselves in order to try to buy then back each night and weekend. Buy
- Every revolution has its counterrevolution - that is a sign the revolution is for real Counterrevolution
- 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… Absolute
- 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… Actor
- In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth. Celebrity
- To overcome the academic prose you have first to overcome the academic pose, Academic
- I try to be objective. I do not claim to be detached. Claim
- All politics is a struggle for power; the ultimate kind of power is violence. All
- Much work is merely a way to make money; much leisure is merely a way to spend it. Inspirational
- The mass production of distraction is now as much a part of the American way of life as the mass production of automobiles. American
- Fate has to do with events in history that are the summary and unintended results of innumerable decisions of innumerable men. Decision
- When white-collar people get jobs, they sell not only their time and energy, but their personalities as well. They sell by the week, or month,… Aggression
- Prestige is the shadow of money and power. Where these are, there it is. Like the national market for soap or automobiles and the enlarged… Area
- For the corporation executives, the military metaphysic often coincides with their interest in a stable and planned flow of profit; it enables them to have… Based
- It is the political task of the social scientist — as of any liberal educator — continually to translate personal troubles into public issues, and… Among
- Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both. Anger
- People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. Advantage
- Let every man be his own methodologist, let every man be his own theorist Every Man
- Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first… All