Norman Thomas Quotes
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Rebellion per se is not a virtue. If it were, we would have some heroes on very low levels.
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If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag, wash it.
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The doctrine of thrift for the poor is dumb and cruel, like advising them to try and lift themselves by their bootstraps.
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The central law of all wholesome life is reciprocity, mutuality. ... But the group is valuable only as it permits personalities, not automatons, to emerge.
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Peace will never be entirely secure until men everywhere have learned to conquer poverty without sacrificing liberty or security.
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I always get more applause than votes.
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I am not the champion of lost causes, but the champion of causes not yet won.
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The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values.