Norman Mattoon Thomas (11/20/1884 – 12/19/1968)

Thomas was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.  In a 1944 speech, Thomas stated…

“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.  I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party.  The Democrat Party has adopted our platform.