When white-collar people get jobs, they sell not only their time and energy, but their personalities as well. … - C. Wright Mills

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The questions I would have liked to ask people were: ‘Are you in love? What are you reading?

C. Wright Mills

When white-collar people get jobs, they sell not only their time and energy, but their personalities as well. They sell by the week, or month, their smiles and their kindly gestures, and they must practice that prompt repression of resentment and aggression.

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Each day men sell little pieces if themselves in order to try to buy then back each night and weekend.

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