(Issue No. 68, Jan. 9, 1952: news article, front page)
Thomas Talks Twice at SC On Socialism
Norman Thomas,
perennial Socialist candidate for President of the United States,
delivered two addresses on the University of Southern California campus
Monday.
He spoke on the topic "The Teacher of Democratic Socialism in the
United States."
Later in the afternoon in the Commons of the School of Religion he
lectured on the subject "The Social Responsibilities of the
Minister." Thomas said he considered himself well qualified to speak
on this subject in view of his experience as a former member of the
Presbyterian clergy.
Thomas has for many years been a controversial figure known througout
the world. According to the Daily Trojan, student newspaper at USC,
"even behind the Iron Curtain the faith of the people in this man is
legendary."
Thomas at one time made the statement "I'd rather be right than be
president, but I wouldn't mind being both." Former Secretary of the
Interior Harold Ickes once said that Thomas "has more integrity than
other contemporary political figure."
The minority groups of the country traditionally support his platforms,
according to the Daily Trojan.
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