Quotes by Mills, C. Wright

America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no >>

Prestige is the shadow of money and power. Where these are, there it i >>

The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encoun >>

Quotations about Institutions

Institutions -- government, churches, industries, and the like -- have >>

The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutio >>

Wherever a man goes, men will pursue him and paw him with their dirty >>

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.

Mills, C. Wright