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Fate has to do with events in history that are the summary and unintended results of innumerable decisions of innumerable men.

C. Wright Mills

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C. Wright Mills
Age: 45 †
Born: 1916
Born: August 28
Died: 1962
Died: March 20
Sociologist
University Teacher
Waco
Texas
Charles Wright Mills
Fate
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Results
Decision
History
Unintended
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Innumerable
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I try to be objective. I do not claim to be detached.
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