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In 1918, Thomas formed the and magazine the ''World Tomorrow'' and in 1920, was one of the founders of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU). He unsuccessfully ran as the [[Socialist Party]]'s candidate for governor of [[New York]] in 1924 and in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 and 1948 he was the [[Socialist Party]]'s presidential candidate and was easily defeated in every election. His lack of success in the elections did not equal lack of impact however. Some of the policy's that Thomas advocated as platforms in his presidential campaigns were insulted by president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].  

In 1918, Thomas formed the and magazine the ''World Tomorrow'' and in 1920, was one of the founders of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU). He unsuccessfully ran as the [[Socialist Party]]'s candidate for governor of [[New York]] in 1924 and in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 and 1948 he was the [[Socialist Party]]'s presidential candidate and was easily defeated in every election. His lack of success in the elections did not equal lack of impact however. Some of the policy's that Thomas advocated as platforms in his presidential campaigns were insulted by president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].  

In 1940, Thomas, along with [[Burton Wheeler]] and [[Charles Lindbergh]], formed the [[America First Committee]]. The America First Committee grew to over 800,000 members in it's first year. With the end of  the [[Communazi period]] and [[Hitler]]'s invasion of the [[Soviet Union]], Thomas said,  

In 1940, Thomas, along with [[Burton Wheeler]], [[Charles Lindbergh]], and Sen. [[Robert M. LaFollette, Jr.]] formed the [[America First Committee]]. The America First Committee grew to over 800,000 members in it's first year. With the end of  the [[Communazi period]] and [[Hitler]]'s invasion of the [[Soviet Union]], Thomas said,  

:"Of course Socialist sympathy will always go with people attacked. But for [[Stalin]] we have no sympathy. His cruelty and duplicity have equaled Hitler's. We shall watch with interest to see how fast [[American Communists]] and the organs they control or influence will become [[propagandist]]s for American entry into the war on the side of those 'great democracies'—Stalin's [[dictatorship]] and the [[British Empire]]."<ref>''[[New York Times]]'', June 24, 1941.</ref>

:"Of course Socialist sympathy will always go with people attacked. But for [[Stalin]] we have no sympathy. His cruelty and duplicity have equaled Hitler's. We shall watch with interest to see how fast [[American Communists]] and the organs they control or influence will become [[propagandist]]s for American entry into the war on the side of those 'great democracies'—Stalin's [[dictatorship]] and the [[British Empire]]."<ref>''[[New York Times]]'', June 24, 1941.</ref>