Norman Thomas
Norman Thomas
Norman Mattoon Thomaswas an American Presbyterian minister who achieved fame as a socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 November 1884
CountryUnited States of America
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The struggle is confused; our knight wins by no clean thrust of lance or sword, but the dragon somehow poops out, and decent democracy is victor.
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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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The Socialist Party will no longer be running a candidate for president. The Democratic Party is leading this country to Socialism much faster than we could ever hope to.
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If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag, wash it.
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The difference between Democrats and Republicans is: Democrats have accepted some ideas of Socialism cheerfully, while Republicans have accepted them reluctantly
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I am not the champion of lost causes, but the champion of causes not yet won.
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I walk where I choose to walk.
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You may use different sorts of sentences and illustrations before different sorts of audiences, but you don't -- if you are wise -- talk down to any audience.
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The doctrine of thrift for the poor is dumb and cruel, like advising them to try and lift themselves by their bootstraps.
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I always get more applause than votes.
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Rebellion per se is not a virtue. If it were, we would have some heroes on very low levels.