32 Quotes by Norman Thomas

I now see Norman Thomas as indeed a liberal, but as a real, old-fashioned, unreconstructed liberal who believes in freedom and justice for everybody.

Rebellion per se is not a virtue. If it were, we would have some heroes on very low levels.

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

I always get more applause than votes.

Harry Truman proves that old adage that any man can become President of the United States.

Peace will never be entirely secure until men everywhere have learned to conquer poverty without sacrificing liberty or security.

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.

I walk where I choose to walk.

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.