Charles Wright Mills on Military, Capitalism, and Corporate Leadership

„For the corporation executives, the military metaphysic often coincides with their interest in a stable and planned flow of profit; it enables them to have their risk underwritten by public money; it enables them reasonably to expect that they can exploit for private profit now and later, the risky research developments paid for by public money. It is, in brief, a mask of the subsidized capitalism from which they extract profit and upon which their power is based.“

Charles Wright MillsCharles Wright Mills analyzes the link between military, capitalism, and subsidized corporate profit.
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Charles Wright Mills was an American sociologist who examined modern societies and the role of intellectuals.

A critical analysis of the connection between military, capitalism, and corporate interests by Charles Wright Mills.


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Quote by Charles Wright Mills about military metaphysics, subsidized capitalism, and corporate leadership

Charles Wright Mills (1916–1962) was an American sociologist. His work examined postwar societies and the interaction of political, military, and economic elites. His best-known works include “The Power Elite,” “White Collar: The American Middle Classes,” and “The Sociological Imagination.”

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