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NORMAN THOMAS (1884-1968) American Socialist; helped found ACLU; 5 time Socialist candidate for P...

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NORMAN THOMAS (1884-1968) American Socialist; helped found ACLU; 5 time Socialist candidate for P...
NORMAN THOMAS (1884-1968) American Socialist; helped found ACLU; 5 time Socialist candidate for President of U.S. TLS, 2pp, Mar 25, 1940, 4to, personal letterhead, New York, declining an invitation to address the National Advisory Council of Independent Small Business, interesting content. In part, "...May I take this occasion to say...I believe there is a legitimate role for small business to perform...consistent with proper economic planning and those social controls which...must be used to conquer poverty and exploitation. In general, industries that are...monopolies...should be socialized. So should ownership of the mineral wealth...Money, banking...generally should be social controlled. Consumers co-operatives should be urged...the government should be concerned with proper taxation...standards for labor...protection of the field of small business against monopolies..." Staining at top portion of letter $100-150