In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth.

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Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood...

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood...

People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with...

People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with...

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

Prestige is the shadow of money and power.

The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort...

The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort...

Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to...

Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to...

Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the...

Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the...

Commercial jazz, soap opera, pulp fiction, comic strips, the movies set the images, mannerisms, standards,...

Commercial jazz, soap opera, pulp fiction, comic strips, the movies set the images, mannerisms, standards,...

Every revolution has its counterrevolution - that is a sign the revolution is for real.

Every revolution has its counterrevolution - that is a sign the revolution is for real.

The principal cause of war is war itself.

The principal cause of war is war itself.

What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded...

What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded...

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

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