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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.
C. Wright Mills
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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. — C. Wright Mills

About C. Wright Mills

C. Wright Mills was a Sociologist from United States (1916–1962).

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C. Wright Mills lived from 1916 – 1962.
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