What I am asserting is that in this particular epoch a conjunction of historical circumstances has led to the rise of an elite of power; that the men of the circles composing this elite, severally and collectively, now make such key decisions as are made; and that, given the enlargement and the centralization of the means of power now available, the decisions that they make and fail to make carry more consequences for more people than has ever been the case in the world history of mankind
C. Wright MillsYou can never really understand an individual unless you also understand the society,historical time period in which they live,personal troubles, and social issues
C. Wright MillsNobody 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 MillsTo accept opinions is to gain the good solid feeling of being correct without having to think.
C. Wright MillsWhat I am asserting is that in this particular epoch a conjunction of historical circumstances has led to the rise of an elite of power; that the men of the circles composing this elite, severally and collectively, now make such key decisions as are made; and that, given the enlargement and the centralization of the means of power now available, the decisions that they make and fail to make carry more consequences for more people than has ever been the case in the world history of mankind
C. Wright MillsThe very shaping of history now outpaces the ability of men to orient themselves in accordance with cherished values.
C. Wright MillsCommercial jazz, soap opera, pulp fiction, comic strips, the movies set the images, mannerisms, standards, and aims of the urban masses. In one way or another, everyone is equal before these cultural machines; like technology itself, the mass media are nearly universal in their incidence and appeal. They are a kind of common denominator, a kind of scheme for pre-scheduled, mass emotions.
C. Wright Mills