22+ Norman Thomas Quotes On Education, Slavery And American Revolution

Norman Thomas was an American activist, socialist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. He was a leading advocate for pacifism, civil rights, and economic justice, and he was a vocal critic of US involvement in World War I and World War II. He was also a prominent leader in the labor movement and a vocal advocate for the rights of workers. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Norman Thomas on education, slavery, life.

Top 10 Norman Thomas Quotes

1. 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.
2. The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values.
3. The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and to hold them in the right scale of values.
4. Dissent... is a right essential to any concept of the dignity and freedom of the individual; it is essential to the search for truth in a world wherein no authority is infallible.
5. The doctrine of thrift for the poor is dumb and cruel, like advising them to try and lift themselves by their bootstraps.
6. The very existence of armaments and great armies psychologically accustoms us to accept the philosophy of militarism. They inevitably increase fear and hate in the world.
7. I am not the champion of lost causes, but the champion of causes not yet won.
8. Kennedy said that if we had nuclear war we'd kill 300 million people in the first hour. McNamara, who is a good businessman and likes to save, says it would be only 200 million.
9. Harry Truman proves that old adage that any man can become President of the United States.
10. Peace will never be entirely secure until men everywhere have learned to conquer poverty without sacrificing liberty or security.

Norman Thomas Short Quotes

• I always get more applause than votes.
• Rebellion per se is not a virtue. If it were, we would have some heroes on very low levels.
• I walk where I choose to walk.
• He who would save liberty must put his trust in democracy.
• If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it.

Norman Thomas Famous Quotes And Sayings

To us Americans much has been given; of us much is required. With all our faults and mistakes, it is our strength in support of the freedom our forefathers loved which has saved mankind from subjection to totalitarian power. — Norman Thomas

All our rulers have said that war is unthinkable, and then we think about it almost all the time. We've got to make it unthinkable. — Norman Thomas

The central law of all wholesome life is reciprocity, mutuality. ... But the group is valuable only as it permits personalities, not automatons, to emerge. — Norman Thomas

The difference between Democrats and Republicans is: Democrats have accepted some ideas of Socialism cheerfully, while Republicans have accepted them reluctantly — Norman Thomas

There are some plain common-sense considerations applicable to all these attempts at world planning. They can be briefly stated: 1. To talk of blueprints for the future or building a world order is, if properly understood, suggestive, but it is also dangerous. Societies grow far more truly than they are built. A constitution for a new world order is never like a blueprint for a skyscraper. — Norman Thomas

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 ever knowing how it happened. — Norman Thomas

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. — Norman Thomas

Life Lessons by Norman Thomas

1. Norman Thomas taught us the power of peaceful protest and civil disobedience to bring about social change.
2. He also showed us the importance of standing up for what you believe in, even in the face of adversity.
3. He demonstrated the value of working together to create a more just and equitable society for all.