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Norman Matton Thomas
(November 20, 1884 - December 19, 1968) was a
leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time
presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of
America. |
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He was ordained as a
Presbyterian minister in 1911. As a candidate for
President of the U. S., Norman Thomas said, in a
1944 epoch speech: "The American people will never
knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of
"liberalism", they will adopt every fragment of the
socialist program, until one day America will be a
socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." |
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He went on to say: "I
no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate
for the Socialist Party. The Democratic Party has
adopted our platform." |
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