Norman Matton Thomas (November 20, 1884 - December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialists, pacifist, and six time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.
In a 1944 speech Mr. Thomas said, " 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." 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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