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“As a proportion of the labor force, fewer individuals manipulate things, more handle people and symbols.”

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You can never really understand an individual unless you also understand the society,historical time period in which they live,personal troubles, and social issues

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Fate has to do with events in history that are the summary and unintended results of innumerable decisions of innumerable men.

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Whatever sociology may be, it is the result of constantly asking the question, what is the meaning of this?

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