An interesting quote by Norman Mattoon Thomas (Socialist)

[shefearsnothing]

Received in an email this morning...

Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 - December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America. He was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1911. He was also active in setting up the American Civil Liberties Union. 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."


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."

(nineseven, I didn't check this on snopes but I did google it after I got the email and before posting. Seems legit... )

[camper]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/socialism.asp

They're saying "undetermined".

Best I could find, is that he very well *could* have said it, but finding out where and when...couldn't do it it in 5 or 10 minutes, but it is REALLY spread out on the web very far and wide and therefore very hard to search.

camper