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" America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub. "
City
America
Political
" Every revolution has its counterrevolution - that is a sign the revolution is for real. "
Every
Real
Sign
" In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth. "
Even
World
Wealth
" Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both. "
Understanding
History
Life
" Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to the notion that the government is a sort of automatic machine, regulated by the balancing of competing interests. "
Economy
Political
Moral
" People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. "
People
Loath
Just
" 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. "
Famous
Personality
Power
" Prestige is the shadow of money and power. "
Prestige
Shadow
Money
" The nearest the modern general or admiral comes to a small-arms encounter of any sort is at a duck hunt in the company of corporation executives at the retreat of Continental Motors, Inc. "
Company
Retreat
Modern
" The principal cause of war is war itself. "
War
Itself
Principal
" What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live; their visions and their powers are limited. "
Aware
Live
Men
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