Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Norman Thomas
Born: November 20, 1884
Died: December 19, 1968 (aged 84)
Bio: Norman Mattoon Thomas was an American Presbyterian minister who achieved fame as a socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.
Known for:
- Socialism re-examined (1963)
- Is conscience a crime? (1917)
- War as a socialist sees it
- Great Dissenters (1961)
- What's the matter with New York (1932)
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